Montana-1973: Backpacker With a Pipe Turns Toward a Rocky River

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationMontana, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

backpacking
outdoor recreation
wilderness travel
mountain scenery
personal travel records
hiking equipment

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · handheld · Eye-level side view
Setting: outdoor · Rocky mountain river bordered by conifer forest
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Sunny
Lighting: Strong natural sunlight with shaded facial detail and bright reflections on water
People: 1 · One adult man with short hair, glasses, a red headband, a white short-sleeved T-shirt and a wristwatch, carrying an orange external-frame backpack with a rolled mat and holding a pipe in his mouth.
Objects: orange backpack · external backpack frame · rolled sleeping mat · pipe · glasses · red headband · white T-shirt · wristwatch · wooden railing · river rocks · fallen branches
Colors: orange · dark green · white · blue-gray · brown · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The backpacker looks downward with a pipe in his mouth.
His orange pack and rolled mat remain prominent beside the river.
He turns his head toward the water.
He holds his gaze across the rocky river.

Backpacker With a Pipe Turns Toward a Rocky River — Clip Details

Montana, United States, circa 1973 home movie footage shows a backpacker beside a rocky river bordered by conifers and mountain slopes. Wearing glasses, a red headband and a white T-shirt, he carries an orange backpack with a rolled sleeping mat and holds a pipe in his mouth. He looks downward before turning toward the water near the end of a single, nearly stationary medium shot. A wooden railing crosses the foreground.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003183

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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: 1973 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: Montana, 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: Supports documentary requests for Montana backpacking and outdoor recreation circa 1973, with a clear view of personal equipment beside a mountain river.
Period detail: The headband, hairstyle, glasses and orange external-frame pack may show backpacking styles associated with circa 1973.
Home-movie behavior: The man looks down and then turns toward the river without visibly addressing the camera, giving the brief portrait an informal travel-record quality.
What appears in frame: A man with glasses and a pipe stands beside a wooden railing, with an orange pack, rolled mat, rocky river, conifers and mountain slope visible.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, fine vertical marks, scattered specks and luminous water reflections characterize the projected color film capture.
Edit role: Works as a human cutaway between hiking and river views, with the completed head turn providing a natural outgoing edit point.
Historical context: The visible pack frame and rolled sleeping mat document how this traveler carried outdoor equipment on a mountain outing.
Research note: An adult face is visible; film copyright and any applicable likeness permissions are separate considerations, and no readable brand or exact property identification appears.
Research search match: Matches searches for Montana backpacking home movies circa 1973, a pipe-holding hiker and orange external-frame hiking equipment on small-gauge color film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's forest hikers, camp meals and waterfall views, then Montana footage circa 1973, followed by broader backpacking and river travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Montana, circa 1973: a backpacker looks down beside a rocky river, wearing glasses, a red headband and an orange pack topped by a rolled mat. — The backpacker looks downward with a pipe in his mouth and one hand on a wooden railing.
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Orange backpack straps cross the man's white shirt as the rocky river fills the background.

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Montana, circa 1973: a headband-wearing backpacker pauses beside a wooden railing, with his wristwatch and pipe visible above the river. — The man maintains his downward gaze shortly before turning toward the water.
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Montana, circa 1973: the backpacker turns toward a conifer-lined river, showing the back of his red headband beside the orange pack. — The head turn shifts attention from the foreground to the river and forest beyond.
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