Washington USA-1938: Black And White Aerial Panning Footage Of Arid Landscape And Stone Archway

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Black And White Aerial Panning Footage Of Arid Landscape... — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm archival footage from 1938 showing an aerial panning view of a rugged, arid landscape in Washington USA. The grainy, high-contrast film captures dry terrain with scattered pools of water and rocky formations. The sequence transitions to a stone archway where a group of people in period attire stand observing the scenery. The footage exhibits classic home movie characteristics with film grain, scratches, and natural motion, evoking a nostalgic, historic atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121486612

Rights & Clearance

$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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1938 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: Washington, 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1930s documentary or museum requests for Washington arid-landscape travel footage with a brief visitor overlook moment.
Period detail: The men in hats and dark coats may show late-1930s travel attire, while the rugged open terrain matches the supplied Washington 1938 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, moving from distant landscape views to people gathered at a scenic overlook.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dry hills, rocky ground, scattered pools, open sky, a railing or barrier, and adults in period dress near the overlook.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows pronounced grain, vertical scratches, soft contrast, and slight exposure variation consistent with home-movie scanning.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a travel insert, landscape transition, regional establishing beat, or brief human-scale cutaway.
Historical context: The footage places viewers in a prewar leisure-travel setting, showing visitors observing a stark western landscape without identifying a specific landmark.
Research note: People are visible and some faces may be identifiable, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright and location research.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1938 Washington home movie, black-and-white 8mm arid landscape, aerial pan, rocky terrain, and scenic overlook visitors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Washington 1938 travel scenes, then broader 1930s western landscape and scenic overlook footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing an arid landscape with pale ground, low hills, and a curved pool or shoreline. — Dry terrain and water edge seen in a grainy black-and-white landscape view.

Black-and-white 1938 Washington frame showing rugged rocky ground and scattered pools in an arid landscape. — Scattered pools sit among rough, dry rock formations.

1938 Washington home-movie view of uneven dry terrain with shallow pools and distant open ground. — A wide view of dry, uneven terrain broken by small pools of water.

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing adults in period attire gathered near a railing while looking over open landscape. — Visitors in hats and coats stand at an overlook facing the distant landscape.

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