Washington USA-1940: Man Crossing River on Rope Pulley

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

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Man Crossing River on Rope Pulley — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows a man navigating a river using a rope pulley system. The black-and-white clip captures the man seated on a wooden platform, being pulled across the water from one side to the other, with a concrete structure and dense trees in the background. The grainy, high-contrast film quality and natural lighting evoke a strong sense of mid-20th century Americana and outdoor ingenuity. The sequence highlights a practical, everyday solution to crossing a river in a rural setting.

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: 121491302

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: 1940s Washington home-movie footage for edits needing a rural river crossing, improvised transport, or period outdoor infrastructure detail.
Period detail: The rope, small suspended wooden platform, concrete riverside structure, black-and-white 8mm look, and wooded bank may show practical rural crossing methods of the period.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in its simple observation of a man being carried across the river by a hand-pulled rope platform.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the river, a concrete bank structure, dense trees, suspended cables, pulley hardware, a wooden platform, and one adult man.
Film character: The footage has high-contrast black-and-white 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a concise insert or cutaway for transportation, outdoor labor, rural ingenuity, or everyday problem-solving in an archival sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests a practical river crossing in a wooded Washington setting without enough visible evidence to identify the waterway, property, or exact purpose.
Research note: One adult person is visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or readable brands are apparent, and copyright status is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1940 Washington 8mm river crossing, man on rope pulley platform, vintage home movie cable ferry, and rural outdoor transport footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with 1940 Washington outdoor material, then with related river, rural work, improvised transport, or home-movie infrastructure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington black-and-white frame showing a riverbank concrete structure, trees, and overhead cable before the rope platform enters view. — The river crossing setup appears across the water, with cable hardware above the bank.

The wooded Washington riverbank and concrete structure remain in view, with the suspended crossing cable visible above the water. — A fixed riverside structure and overhead line establish the crossing route.

An adult man sits on a small suspended platform over the river, moving along a rope or cable system in 1940 Washington home-movie footage. — The man is carried above the river on the suspended platform.

A closer black-and-white frame shows the adult man seated on a wooden pulley platform as it moves along cables near dense trees in Washington. — The suspended platform carries the seated man along the cable toward the wooded bank.

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