Washington USA-1940: Man Uses Clothes Line To Cross River

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

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Man Uses Clothes Line To Cross River — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows a man carefully crossing a river using a clothesline as a makeshift rope bridge. Dressed in light-colored clothing and a hat, he grips the line while balancing on a narrow beam or platform. The scene is set outdoors with dense trees in the background, captured with the characteristic grain and soft focus of mid-20th century amateur film. The low-angle shot emphasizes the precariousness of the crossing, evoking a sense of rural ingenuity and historical nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121491226

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: 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

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 1940s editorial requests for home-movie footage of improvised outdoor river crossing, rural recreation, or risky amateur stunts in Washington.
Period detail: The light clothing, brimmed hat, simple rope or clothesline setup, and black-and-white 8mm look may show early-1940s amateur outdoor activity.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of a man testing balance and nerve while using a line to move across an outdoor gap.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a light shirt and hat, a taut line, a small seat or support, a flat platform edge, dense trees, and high-contrast film borders.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, heavy grain, fluctuating exposure, and contact-print framing that read as authentic 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for ingenuity, outdoor risk, travel, or rural leisure in a 1940s sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal outdoor recreation or problem-solving, but the frames do not identify the exact river, community, or purpose of the crossing.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or clear private property appear, and copyright status is separate from privacy clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940 Washington 8mm river crossing, man on clothesline, vintage home movie outdoor stunt, and rural rope bridge footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1940 footage, then broader clips of improvised crossings, outdoor stunts, or rural recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Washington home-movie footage from 1940, a man in light clothing and a hat holds a taut line beside a platform in a wooded setting. — Man steadies himself on the line at the start of the improvised crossing.

The man continues the 1940 Washington line crossing, leaning back as he grips the rope or clothesline above the platform. — The man shifts his weight while holding the line during the crossing.

A 1940 Washington home-movie frame shows the man holding the angled line with both hands near the platform and wooded backdrop. — Both hands hold the line as the man balances beside the platform.

Near the end of the short 1940 Washington clip, the man stays braced on the line crossing setup against a dense tree background. — The man remains braced on the makeshift line crossing near the end of the shot.

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