Isle Royale Michigan-1971: Moose Drinking From Lake At Dusk

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationIsle Royale, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Moose Drinking From Lake At Dusk — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a moose silhouetted against a purple-tinged lake at dusk. The animal stands in shallow water, bending to drink and graze on green foliage along the shoreline. The scene is framed by dark tree trunks, with ripples reflecting the twilight sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, offering authentic archival wildlife footage from Isle Royale, Michigan.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125770162

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1006 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: Isle Royal Michigan
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Isle Royale, Michigan, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1971 8mm wildlife home-movie footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a dusk moose scene in Isle Royale, Michigan.
Period detail: The clip's era is supported by metadata rather than visible objects, while the soft color shift and 8mm texture are consistent with early 1970s amateur film.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor-shot feel, observing the moose quietly from shore through dark tree trunks rather than presenting a controlled wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a silhouetted moose, shallow lake water, shoreline foliage, ripples, reeds or grasses, dark tree trunks, and purple dusk reflections.
Film character: The scan shows pronounced 8mm grain, dusk underexposure, slight color drift, soft focus, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, quiet transition, environmental cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a wilderness or lake sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents casual wildlife observation in a wooded lakeshore setting, with the moose shown drinking or feeding at the water's edge.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and wildlife-use context should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1971 8mm moose footage, Isle Royale Michigan wildlife, vintage home movie lake at dusk, and moose drinking from shoreline.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Isle Royale or 1971 Michigan footage, then broader vintage wildlife, lake, forest, or national park home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Isle Royale 8mm frame showing a moose in silhouette at the edge of a purple-toned lake, partly framed by dark trees. — A moose stands in shallow water near shoreline foliage as dusk light reflects across the lake.

1971 Isle Royale home-movie frame with a moose leaning toward green shoreline plants in shallow dusk-lit water. — The moose lowers its head toward plants along the lake edge, with ripples visible behind it.

The moose appears in profile beside shoreline plants, its body dark against the reflective lake surface.

1971 Isle Royale 8mm frame showing a moose drinking or grazing in shallow water, framed by dark trunks and foliage. — A dark moose silhouette bends toward the shoreline as dusk reflections ripple across the lake.

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