Jasper National Park Canada-1979: Lone Figure Beside Pale Meltwater Below Layered Ice

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationJasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 · Jasper 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

glacial landscapes
human scale
park travel
outdoor observation
snow and ice
home movie travel

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Slightly elevated view across a glacial basin
Setting: outdoor · Exposed glacier margin with snowbanks, pale meltwater and dark gravel
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined; substantial snow and exposed meltwater are visible · Undetermined; sky is outside the frame
Lighting: Natural daylight with uneven projected-image brightness
People: 1 · One distant light-clothed figure stands at the edge of pale water; facial features, age and clothing details are unresolved.
Objects: layered glacier ice · snowbanks · meltwater pool · gravel · rocks · dark surface debris
Colors: gray · brown · off-white · pale green · charcoal
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A distant figure appears beside pale water below exposed ice and snowbanks.
Lateral reframing brings the layered ice face toward the center.
The wide view holds the figure beneath the ice with gravel across the foreground.

Lone Figure Beside Pale Meltwater Below Layered Ice — Clip Details

Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, circa 1979 home movie footage shows a small, light-clothed figure beside pale meltwater below layered glacier ice. Dark gravel fills the foreground, with broad snowbanks rising behind the exposed ice face. The continuous wide view shifts slightly across the basin, keeping the distant person within the landscape. Grain, muted color and uneven brightness reflect the projected-film capture.

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: 800003322

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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: 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: Jasper 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 Canadian park travel view serves documentary requests for a person providing scale beside glacier ice and meltwater.
Period detail: Muted color and soft small-gauge detail support the archival appearance, but the distant figure offers no precise clothing-based date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on a distant person within the scenery, preserving a visitor's informal observation of the glacier margin.
What appears in frame: A light-clothed figure stands near pale water below layered ice, broad snowbanks, dark debris slopes and a gravel foreground.
Film character: Visible grain, soft focus, muted color and slight framing movement retain the texture of home-movie film captured from projection.
Edit role: Use this as a landscape cutaway or scale-establishing insert between wider mountain views and closer studies of ice.
Historical context: The section's Jasper entrance marker situates this view within a Canadian national park journey, without identifying the glacier or demonstrating environmental change.
Research note: One distant person is visible without resolved facial detail; film copyright and any applicable likeness or location permissions remain separate rights considerations.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1979 Jasper home movies, Canadian glacier meltwater and a distant person beside layered ice.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Continental Divide marker and cloud-wrapped mountain lake, then other Jasper views circa 1979, followed by glacier scenes with people for scale.

Still Frames From This Clip

Jasper National Park, circa 1979: a small figure beside pale meltwater below layered glacier ice, surrounded by gravel and snowbanks. — A lone figure provides scale beside pale water and exposed glacier ice.
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Layered glacier ice above pale water in Jasper National Park, circa 1979, with a distant person near the pool and gravel across the foreground. — The shifting view places the exposed ice face and small figure near the center.
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A distant figure beneath banded glacier ice in Jasper National Park, circa 1979; pale meltwater separates the ice from the dark foreground. — Snowbanks rise behind the banded ice and pale meltwater basin.
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Jasper National Park landscape circa 1979, showing a lone figure beside meltwater below a rounded ice face, with snowbanks and a stony foreground. — The closing view retains the figure beneath the ice and snow-covered slopes.
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