Washington-1964: Marmot in Mountain Clearing

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Marmot in Mountain Clearing — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a small mammal, likely a marmot or ground squirrel, sitting alert in a grassy mountain clearing. The animal is framed by evergreen trees and a forested hillside, viewed through a dark border suggesting a window or binoculars. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic, personal nature observation from the mid-1960s. The scene is quiet and natural, with the creature briefly looking around before settling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127383147

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s archival requests needing a short wildlife cutaway from Washington home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-1960s color 8mm nature footage, with era clues coming mainly from the film stock look and the supplied 1964 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of an unstaged observer pausing at a distance while a small wild animal sits alert in a mountain clearing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small animal, green grass, exposed soil, evergreen branches, a wooded slope, and dark film or viewing borders.
Film character: Soft grain, warm color, slight blur, and handheld framing give the short scene a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, quiet transition, travel-memory beat, or natural-history cutaway within a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests recreational or family nature observation in a forested Washington setting without identifying a specific park or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but species, exact location, copyright status, and any property considerations should be verified separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 Washington 8mm wildlife footage, vintage home movie animal in grass, and small mammal in mountain clearing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Washington footage, then broader 1960s nature and wildlife home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small wild animal appears in a grassy Washington clearing in 1964 8mm home-movie footage, seen through dark borders. — A small animal sits alert among grass and soil near evergreen trees.

A small mammal-like animal is visible in a grassy mountain clearing, framed by dark edges in 1964 Washington footage. — The animal remains low in the clearing while trees and brush fill the background.

The Washington home-movie frame shows a small animal in grass against a wooded hillside and soft 8mm color grain. — A distant small animal is framed against grass, soil, and forest debris.

Near the end of the 1964 Washington clip, the small animal remains visible in the grassy clearing amid evergreen growth. — The animal stays in the clearing as the handheld frame holds on the wooded scene.

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