Washington USA-1940: Zipline Across The River

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 Washington

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Zipline Across The River — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm home movie footage from 1940 showing a man crossing a river on a zipline in Washington USA. The vintage film captures the man in period attire, including a light-colored shirt and hat, as he traverses the cable above the water. The scene is set in a wooded area with dense trees and foliage surrounding a concrete structure. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, with a handheld camera capturing the action from a distance. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation and transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121491215

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: 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: 1940 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s-era documentary or editorial sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage of outdoor recreation or river crossing activity in Washington.
Period detail: The man's brimmed hat, light shirt, simple suspended seat, and black-and-white 8mm look may show mid-20th-century leisure or local transport detail.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged distant view as a home-movie camera follows a man riding a cable across water in a wooded setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man, overhead cable, river or waterway, concrete riverside structure, dense trees, foliage, and soft film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip carries a physical 8mm texture with monochrome grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that places the action at a distance.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for outdoor recreation, improvised crossings, or vintage travel sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests a small-scale riverside crossing or recreational ride in a wooded Washington setting without proving the exact site or purpose.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no readable logos or audible music are apparent from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940 Washington 8mm zipline footage, vintage river crossing home movie, man on cable over water, and black-and-white outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1940 Washington footage, then related river, forest, recreation, or transport clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1940 Washington 8mm frame, a man rides a suspended cable beside a concrete structure over or near a river. — A man begins crossing on a cable beside a concrete riverside structure.

The rider continues along the cable in a wooded Washington riverside scene, with a concrete structure below and trees behind. — The rider moves along the cable above the riverside structure.

A rear view shows the man seated on the cable apparatus as it travels across the water toward dense trees and brush. — Seen from behind, the man rides the cable across the wooded waterway.

The cable rider appears farther across the wooded Washington waterway, seated under the line in soft black-and-white 8mm footage. — The man continues across the water on the suspended cable rig.

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