Washington USA-1940: Man On Zip Line Crossing River In Vintage 8mm Footage

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

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Man On Zip Line Crossing River In Vintage 8mm Footage — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1940 in Washington USA, showing a man riding a zip line across a river. The man, wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants, is seated on a wooden platform suspended by chains and cables, gliding between two concrete structures surrounded by dense trees. The grainy, high-contrast film has a distinct 1940s home movie aesthetic with visible film grain and soft focus, capturing a moment of playful recreation in a natural, wooded setting. The clip offers authentic archival footage ideal for historical or nostalgic projects.

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: 121491290

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: Useful for requests needing 1940s Washington home-movie footage of outdoor recreation, improvised amusement, or a man crossing water by cable ride.
Period detail: The light shirt, dark trousers, simple wooden seat, concrete supports, and black-and-white 8mm look may show mid-century leisure activity in a wooded Washington setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as a person rides a cable seat for amusement while the camera follows the brief crossing from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man, wooden suspended platform, cable line, concrete landing structures, dense trees, brush, and a river or watercourse below.
Film character: The footage carries authentic 8mm texture with soft focus, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, frame-edge vignetting, and visible grain from the physical scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for recreation, travel, outdoor play, or unusual everyday engineering.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal outdoor recreation around a cable crossing, but the frames do not identify the river, exact site, or purpose of the structure.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright, location, likeness, and any property concerns should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s 8mm Washington home movie, man on zip line, cable ride over river, vintage outdoor recreation, and wooded river crossing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other material from the same reel, then with 1940 Washington outdoor scenes, then with broader vintage recreation or river-crossing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a man on a cable-suspended seat near concrete supports and trees. — A man rides a suspended cable seat beside concrete structures in a wooded setting.

Closer 1940 Washington home-movie view of a man riding a wooden platform suspended from cables among trees. — The rider grips the overhead support while crossing on a suspended wooden platform.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Washington showing the rider passing over concrete supports in a wooded river area. — The suspended seat passes above the concrete landing structures with trees in the background.

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a man on a cable ride above a concrete structure, surrounded by wooded foliage. — The rider remains suspended above the concrete structure as the cable continues through the trees.

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