Gustavus Alaska-1975: Pink Fireweed Blossoms Against Dark Green Foliage

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationGustavus, Alaska, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 · Gustavus, Alaska, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1975 · Alaska & Gustavus · Reel 655fc4ee contains 13 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

botanical observation
wildflowers
nature
travel observation
flowering plants
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: close-up
Camera: static · Approximately level with the blossoms
Setting: outdoor · Dense green vegetation surrounding flowering plants
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer, inferred from flowering fireweed · Undetermined
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright flower highlights and a shaded background
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: central fireweed stalk · open blossoms · pale stamens · unopened buds · elongated seed pods · narrow leaves · background flowering stems · green foliage
Colors: pink · magenta · dark green · light green · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A central fireweed stalk displays pink blossoms against green foliage.
The close-up holds on pale stamens, upper buds and curved lower pods.
The same floral composition continues with slight framing variation.

Pink Fireweed Blossoms Against Dark Green Foliage — Clip Details

Gustavus, Alaska, circa 1975 home movie footage shows a tall stalk of pink fireweed against dark green foliage. Open blossoms with pale stamens occupy the center, with unopened buds above and slender curved seed pods below. Additional flowering stems appear softly behind it and along the right edge. A nearly stationary close-up holds this botanical detail throughout the single shot, with slight framing variation and soft projected-film texture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003410

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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: 1975 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: Gustavus, 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: Supports a circa 1975 Alaska travel documentary seeking a brief wildflower insert from an amateur film.
Period detail: The soft color image carries an archival film appearance, but the plants themselves provide no precise period clue.
Home-movie behavior: The sustained close-up records a traveler's attention to a small natural detail within a wider journey.
What appears in frame: A central stem carries pink petals, pale stamens, upper buds and curved lower pods, with narrow leaves and additional flowers behind it.
Film character: Soft detail, visible grain, bright petal highlights and slight framing variation reflect the projected small-gauge film transfer.
Edit role: Use as a botanical insert or quiet cutaway between travel, harbor and camping scenes.
Historical context: The shot places flower observation within the surrounding Alaska travel sequence without showing people or built surroundings.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or identifiable private property are visible; copyright in the source film remains separate from likeness and property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for pink fireweed, Alaska botanical cutaways and circa 1975 small-gauge home movie nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Southeastern Alaska map, Backpackers at lodge and Woodland camp meal, then Gustavus footage from circa 1975 or other archival wildflower details.

Still Frames From This Clip

Pink fireweed with pale stamens and curved lower pods in Gustavus, Alaska, circa 1975, attributed through the surrounding travel sequence. — Open pink blossoms stand out against a soft green background.
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A fireweed stalk fills the close-up, with a second flowering stem at left, in the Gustavus, Alaska, travel sequence from circa 1975. — Pale stamens contrast with the central stalk's pink petals.
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Fireweed blossoms and elongated lower pods against green vegetation, attributed to Gustavus, Alaska, circa 1975 through neighboring reel scenes. — Slender curved pods extend beneath the open flowers.
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Central pink fireweed and softer edge blossoms in a nearly stationary botanical shot from the Gustavus, Alaska, sequence, circa 1975. — The close-up holds on the flowering stalk through the closing portion of the shot.
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