Banff National Park Canada-1979: Whitewater Swirling Around Boulders Between Steep Canyon Walls

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationBanff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 · Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1979 · Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park & Banff National Park · Reel 530fac09 contains 23 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

river turbulence
rock formations
natural landscapes
park tourism
amateur travel filming
water movement

Shot type: wide
Camera: tilt · handheld · Elevated high angle looking down into the gorge
Setting: outdoor · Rocky river gorge with steep fractured walls and conifers along the rim
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Undetermined; sky is outside the frame
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright rock surfaces and deep canyon shadows
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: river · whitewater · large angular boulder · smaller midstream rock · fractured canyon walls · conifer trees · rock ledges · foam trails
Colors: purple · gray · brown · white · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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An elevated view shows rapids between a wooded ledge and a steep rock wall.
The downward tilt reveals more whitewater below the smaller midstream rock.
A large angular boulder dominates the foreground as foam flows around it.
The framing settles lower on curling foam and dark currents around the boulder.

Whitewater Swirling Around Boulders Between Steep Canyon... — Clip Details

Probably in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, circa 1979 home movie footage shows a river running between steep, fractured rock walls. Whitewater breaks around a small midstream rock as the camera begins tilting downward. A larger angular boulder enters the foreground, surrounded by curling foam and dark currents. The continuous elevated view finishes on the swirling water, with a purple cast, visible grain and uneven handheld framing.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003310

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1979 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: Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada 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: This circa 1979 landscape shot serves documentary requests for Canadian park travel, rocky gorges and whitewater seen through an amateur visitor's camera.
Period detail: The grainy colour image and purple rendition convey aged home-movie material, while the natural setting supplies no precise dating feature.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor holds an elevated view and gradually tilts toward the water, preserving an unstaged act of sightseeing.
What appears in frame: Conifers flank the gorge, fractured walls rise above the river, and smaller rocks, a large angular boulder and curling foam interrupt the current.
Film character: Visible grain, soft detail, a purple cast and dense shadows give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: The shot works as a landscape cutaway or a transition from a broad canyon setting to the movement of water around rock.
Historical context: The probable Banff setting connects the scene with the park sightseeing documented in this section of the journey.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or private property are visible; copyright in the film and any applicable location permissions remain separate rights considerations.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1979 Canadian gorge home movies, probable Banff rapids and small-gauge footage of water swirling around boulders.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Banff entrance sign and forested mountain valley, then with probable Banff landscapes circa 1979, followed by other rocky river and whitewater views.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably Banff National Park, circa 1979: an elevated view of rapids, conifers and a steep fractured gorge wall. — The opening view places a small midstream rock below the tall canyon wall.
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Probably Banff National Park, circa 1979: pale rapids divide around a midstream rock below a deeply fractured cliff. — The downward movement opens the view onto the rapids below the smaller rock.
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Probably Banff National Park, circa 1979: a large foreground boulder and smaller upstream rock divide the canyon's foaming current. — Two exposed rocks divide the current within the steep-sided gorge.
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Probably Banff National Park, circa 1979: the lowered view concentrates on curling whitewater around a large angular boulder. — The lower framing follows foam curling around the prominent boulder.
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