Washington USA-1940: Working Men Walking Down A Nature Trail In The Woods

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Working Men Walking Down A Nature Trail In The Woods — Clip Details

Black-and-white 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 showing two men walking along a dirt trail through a dense forest. The men, dressed in period work clothes, carry logs and appear to be laborers or park workers. The scene is captured through a vintage camera lens with natural film grain and dark vignette borders. The path is lined with trees and rocks, with a wooden railing visible on the left. The footage has a nostalgic, archival quality, offering a glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor labor and forest life.

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: 121491309

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 1940s Washington inserts needing home-movie views of men on a wooded trail, outdoor work, or forest recreation infrastructure.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm black-and-white stock, dirt path, rustic railing, and simple pulley or cable setup may show mid-century outdoor work or park activity.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, observing men walking and working in a wooded area from a nearby visitor or companion perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men on a forest trail, a seated man near a cable or pulley, logs or boards, trees, rocks, dirt path, and a rustic wooden railing.
Film character: The footage carries visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and dark vignette edges from the physical 8mm scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for outdoor labor, forest access, or everyday movement through woods.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests a period outdoor work or recreation setting in Washington without identifying a specific park, project, or landmark.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review, while no logos, audible music, or clear private-property markers are evident from these frames.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s Washington 8mm forest trail, men carrying logs in woods, black-and-white home movie outdoor labor, or rustic trail railing may match.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1940 footage, then related forest trail, outdoor labor, logging, or park access scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Washington, 1940, showing a man seated on stacked logs or boards beside a cable in the woods. — A man sits on stacked timber or boards beside a cable or pulley setup in the forest.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Washington, 1940, showing two men walking down a wooded dirt trail near a rustic railing. — Two men walk away along a forest trail bordered by trees, rocks, and a wooden railing.

Washington, 1940 home-movie frame showing two men on a forest trail, with a rustic railing and rocky edges along the path. — The men continue along the trail, framed by trees, rocks, and a rail on the left.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Washington, 1940, showing two men on a wooded trail near a rustic railing and tall trees. — Two men pause or walk on the forest path, seen from above a rustic railing.

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