Monida Pass Montana-1972: Welcome Sign Above a Pass Elevation Panel

Catalog date: estimated · Catalog location: estimated. Review source evidence · Request a source quality check

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationMonida Pass, Montana, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · Monida Pass, Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

From the same film reel

1972 · Montana & Monida Pass · Reel 299f2e3b contains 15 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

Explore this year and place

Compare featured footage, popular clips and the full collection.

Same year and place1972 · Monida Pass, Montana, United StatesExplore footage →Across the archiveFilmed in 1972Explore the year →Across the yearsMonida Pass, Montana, United StatesExplore the place →

What is in this clip

state identity
road travel
geographic boundaries
tourism
mountain passes
roadside design

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · tilt · Near-frontal view with a slight upward angle
Setting: outdoor · Roadside mountain pass with open hills
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Cloudy with bright breaks
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright sky highlights
People: 0 · No people visible.
Landmarks: Monida Pass · Montana welcome sign
Objects: large welcome board · elevation panel · signposts · road pavement · mountain landscape illustration
Readable signs: Welcome to MONTANA · The BIG SKY Country! · MONIDA PASS ELEVATION 6823
Colors: deep blue · cream · red · gray · pale blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

Select a time to watch that moment in the preview.

The welcome board and Monida Pass elevation panel fill the view.
The handheld framing holds on the readable lettering and landscape illustration.
The framing shifts upward and slightly wider, revealing more cloudy sky.

Welcome Sign Above a Pass Elevation Panel — Clip Details

Monida Pass, Montana, circa 1972 home movie footage shows a roadside welcome sign filling most of the frame. Cream lettering reads “Welcome to MONTANA” above “The BIG SKY Country!” and an illustrated mountain landscape. A separate panel reads “MONIDA PASS ELEVATION 6823,” with road pavement and open hills visible behind it. The single handheld view shifts slightly, revealing more cloudy sky toward the end.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 800004190

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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: Monida Pass, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This circa 1972 view serves documentary and museum requests for Montana roadside identity, state boundary arrivals and historical travel signage.
Period detail: The illustrated welcome board, contrasting lettering and separate elevation panel may show roadside design in use circa 1972, without fixing an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor-shot perspective pauses on a readable destination marker, with small framing adjustments typical of a travel record.
What appears in frame: A blue welcome board carries cream lettering, red slogan text and a mountain illustration above an elevation panel, with posts, pavement, open hills and clouds around it.
Film character: Visible grain, soft edges, pale sky highlights and a blue-purple cast give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use the readable board as a geographic establishing insert or a transition into Montana mountain and lake scenes.
Historical context: The checked history dates Montana's adoption of the Big Sky Country nickname to 1961, while the visible elevation panel explicitly identifies Monida Pass.
Research note: No people or private premises are visible; copyright in the footage and illustrated sign design is distinct from likeness and property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1972 Montana welcome signage, Monida Pass elevation markers and small-gauge road travel home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's clouds, cascades and mountain lake views, then with Monida Pass material from circa 1972, and finally with state boundary and road travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Monida Pass, Montana, circa 1972: a close roadside view shows the welcome board, Big Sky Country slogan and elevation 6823 panel. — The Montana welcome board stands above a panel reading “MONIDA PASS ELEVATION 6823.”
License this still · $49

The illustrated Montana welcome sign at Monida Pass, circa 1972, with both the state name and elevation inscription clearly framed. — Cream lettering and a red slogan contrast with the dark blue welcome board.
License this still · $49

Circa 1972 home movie view of the Monida Pass welcome sign in Montana, showing clouds above the illustrated board and its elevation panel. — Bright clouds appear above the board while the pass name remains readable below.
License this still · $49

Monida Pass, Montana, circa 1972: upward-shifted framing reveals more sky above the welcome board, with elevation 6823 still visible below. — The later framing includes more sky above the Montana welcome sign.
License this still · $49

Visually Similar Clips