Alaska-1982: Raft of Paddlers in Life Jackets Running Rapids Past a Large Boulder

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationAlaska, United States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 · Alaska, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

whitewater rafting
outdoor adventure
river travel
group recreation
wilderness tourism
summer holiday
nature and landscape

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · high angle
Setting: outdoor · Fast river with whitewater rapids in a rocky canyon, a large pale boulder mid-river and a bank of broken stone topped with green brush
Time and weather: day · summer · Dry; daylight with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight, soft and fairly even across the river
People: 8 · A group of roughly eight paddlers in orange life jackets seated in an inflatable raft, seen small and from far above; no faces are identifiable.
Vehicles: inflatable raft
Objects: inflatable raft · orange life jackets · paddles · large boulder · rock outcrop
Colors: violet · purple-grey · pale yellow-green · dark green · orange
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

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A raft of paddlers in orange life jackets rides white water below a large pale boulder.
The camera pans left to follow the boat as a dark rock outcrop enters the frame.
The raft slides past the boulder into darker, smoother water.
The craft drifts small beside the dark outcrop at frame left.

Raft of Paddlers in Life Jackets Running Rapids Past a... — Clip Details

Probably interior Alaska, circa 1982, home movie footage of an inflatable raft loaded with paddlers in orange life jackets running a rapid on a fast, silty river. The boat moves right to left through white water below a large pale boulder and a bank of broken rock topped with green brush. Filmed from high on the bank, the handheld camera pans left to follow it as a dark rock outcrop slides into the foreground. The Super 8 colour has faded to a strong purple cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorExteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000760

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 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: Alaska, 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: Fits requests for early-1980s whitewater rafting or Alaska river recreation, giving documentaries and travel histories a genuine amateur view of a guided paddle trip.
Period detail: The faded magenta Super 8 colour, the inflatable paddle raft and the bulky orange life jackets may show an early-1980s commercial river trip.
Home-movie behavior: Shot by an onlooker high on the bank who tracks a raft of paddlers through the rapid, much as a friend or fellow traveller would film a group run.
What appears in frame: An inflatable raft with paddlers in orange life jackets, foaming white water, a large pale boulder, a bank of broken stone with green brush, and a dark rock outcrop in the foreground.
Film character: Strong purple-magenta colour shift, soft focus and fine grain give the projected Super 8 image a dreamy, aged texture, with a steady handheld pan.
Edit role: Works as an action insert or cutaway in a rafting sequence, or as a nostalgic memory beat about a summer adventure trip.
Historical context: The scene reflects guided whitewater trips on interior Alaska rivers, which one operator says were running on the Nenana by the mid 1970s.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from likeness rights; the paddlers are distant and unidentifiable, no logos are visible, and the specific river is unconfirmed.
Research search match: Matches searches such as vintage Super 8 whitewater rafting, 1980s Alaska river raft trip, and paddlers in orange life jackets running rapids.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's mountain ridges, glacial river and canyon-rim rafting shots, then with other circa-1982 Alaska travel film, then with whitewater rafting footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1982 Super 8 frame, probably interior Alaska: a raft of paddlers in orange life jackets in rapids below a pale boulder — A loaded paddle raft rides the white water beneath a large pale boulder, likely in Alaska, circa 1982.
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Faded Super 8 view, circa 1982, likely Alaska: a raft crosses foaming rapids beside a boulder, seen from high on the bank — The camera pans left from the bank to follow the raft across the rapid.
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Circa 1982 home movie, probably interior Alaska: paddlers in a raft pass a pale boulder, framed by a dark rock outcrop — Past the boulder, the raft slides into darker water as a rock outcrop frames the shot.
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Purple-cast Super 8 frame, circa 1982, likely Alaska: a distant raft drifts below a rocky bank beside a dark outcrop — The raft drifts on beside a dark outcrop, rendered in the film's faded purple colour.
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