Montana-1972: Small Purple Flowers Among Green Leaves and Ground Litter

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationMontana, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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

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What is in this clip

wildflowers
nature observation
outdoor recreation
plant life
amateur filmmaking
seasonal growth

Shot type: close-up
Camera: static · handheld · High angle, looking down at ground vegetation
Setting: outdoor · Low ground vegetation with flowering plants, brown litter and bark fragments
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Sunlit conditions; sky not visible
Lighting: Direct natural sunlight with deep shadows
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: purple flowers · green leaves · flower buds · thin stems · brown ground litter · bark fragments · partial yellow flower
Colors: green · purple · brown · dark gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Purple blossoms appear among green foliage, with a partial yellow flower near the lower left edge.
The framing tightens slightly around the open flowers and surrounding leaves.
The settled close-up shows pale flower centers above brown ground litter.
The same patch remains in view with slight camera drift and strong sunlit contrast.

Small Purple Flowers Among Green Leaves and Ground Litter — Clip Details

Montana, circa 1972 home movie footage shows small purple flowers growing among green leaves and brown ground litter. Several open blooms with pale centers stand above low foliage, with buds and thin stems between them. The downward close-up tightens slightly before settling on the same patch, keeping the blossoms against sunlit leaves and deep pockets of shadow. No people or structures appear.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004201

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$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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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 Montana flower study suits archival requests for botanical cutaways within backpacking, camping or amateur travel documentaries.
Period detail: Soft detail, grain and color rendition convey small-gauge film texture, while the plants themselves offer no precise era clue.
Home-movie behavior: The camera pauses over a small patch of flowers, recording an incidental natural detail during the broader outdoor trip.
What appears in frame: Open purple blossoms, pale flower centers, green leaves, unopened buds, thin stems and brown bark fragments fill the downward view.
Film character: Saturated purple and green, soft detail, slight framing drift and strong exposure contrast combine with the texture of a projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use the shot as a brief botanical insert or quiet transition between wider hiking, lake and campsite views.
Historical context: The shot records attention to small natural subjects within a mountain backpacking home movie, without showing equipment or clothing that independently dates the moment.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or identifiable private property are visible; copyright permission for the film remains separate from any applicable property rights.
Research search match: The clip matches searches for Montana wildflower close-ups, circa 1972 outdoor home movies and small-gauge botanical inserts.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's wildflower meadow, insects on a purple flower and forest hikers, then with Montana footage from circa 1972 or comparable botanical details.

Still Frames From This Clip

Montana, circa 1972: a downward flower study shows purple blooms among green ground foliage, with a partial yellow blossom at the lower left. — Purple flowers rise above low foliage and brown ground litter in the opening composition.
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Montana, circa 1972: purple blossoms with pale centers stand among sunlit leaves and deeply shadowed ground cover in a close downward view. — Pale centers are visible within several purple blossoms as the framing tightens.
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Montana, circa 1972: the tighter composition places purple flowers near the upper left and lower right around green leaves, buds and brown litter. — The settled close-up emphasizes open blooms at opposite corners of the leafy patch.
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Montana, circa 1972: the final sampled view holds purple flowers above overlapping leaves, a central bud and rough bark fragments on the right. — The final sampled composition holds the same sunlit flowers and shadowed ground vegetation.
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