Montana-1972: Whitewater Cascades Through Channels in Dark Rock

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationMontana, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

flowing water
river landscapes
nature observation
scenic travel
amateur filmmaking
outdoor scenery

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld · Elevated oblique view looking down across the river
Setting: outdoor · Rocky river channel with multiple cascades and a broad downstream pool
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined; leafy vegetation is visible · No precipitation visible
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright whitewater highlights and shaded rock faces
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: rock ledges · fractured outcrops · pale rock shelf · leafy branches · whitewater cascades · river pool · foam trails
Colors: gray-green · dark gray · white · tan · olive green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Leafy branches frame a broad pool below rocky cascades.
The rightward pan brings the exposed rock shelf toward the center.
Several whitewater drops appear between dark, fractured outcrops.
The view settles farther right across the falls and foreground foam trails.

Whitewater Cascades Through Channels in Dark Rock — Clip Details

Likely Montana, United States, circa 1972 home movie footage shows whitewater spilling over dark rock ledges into a broad river pool. The view begins with leafy branches at the left and a pale rocky shelf extending into the water. A sustained rightward pan reveals several separate cascades divided by steep, fractured outcrops. Foam trails cross the darker foreground water in this continuous scenic shot.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004189

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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: 1972 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: This circa 1972 scenic home movie serves documentary requests for rocky river cascades and visitor-recorded outdoor travel imagery, provisionally located in Montana.
Period detail: Muted color and soft small-gauge detail support an archival appearance, but no clothing, vehicles or dated objects independently establish circa 1972.
Home-movie behavior: The lingering view and gradual rightward pan convey an amateur visitor following the arrangement of falling water across the rocks.
What appears in frame: Leafy branches border a dark pool beneath white cascades, fractured outcrops, a pale projecting shelf and winding foam trails.
Film character: Visible grain, soft focus, muted green-brown color and bright highlights give the projected-film capture a textured small-gauge appearance.
Edit role: The continuous pan can serve as a scenic establishing shot, a travel transition or a water cutaway between hiking scenes.
Historical context: The shot records a scenic stop without visible visitors or infrastructure, giving no independent evidence of changes to this river setting since circa 1972.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; the exact site and ownership are unidentified, and film copyright remains separate from any applicable property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1972 small-gauge home movies of rocky cascades, whitewater channels and river scenery likely in Montana.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Montana welcome sign, lake sunlight and backpacking scenes, then other likely Montana footage from circa 1972, followed by rocky river cascades.

Still Frames From This Clip

Likely Montana, circa 1972: branches edge a broad river pool beneath white cascades and a pale projecting rock shelf. — The opening view looks across a broad pool toward cascades, with foliage along the left edge.
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Likely Montana, circa 1972: whitewater crosses rocky ledges above a dark pool, with angular exposed stone on the right. — White cascades line the upper channel as the camera continues its rightward movement.
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Likely Montana, circa 1972: separate cascades pour between fractured outcrops into a pool crossed by curved foam trails. — The pan reveals multiple drops divided by steep rock faces.
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Likely Montana, circa 1972: whitewater drops flank blocky rock faces, while pale slabs and foam mark the downstream pool. — A later view holds the separate cascades and the foam drifting below them.
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