Washington USA-1940: Lake Surrounded by Pine Trees and Hills

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

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Lake Surrounded by Pine Trees and Hills — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940, showing a serene lake surrounded by pine trees and rolling hills. The view is framed through a window or opening, with visible film grain, scratches, and dust typical of archival 8mm film. The landscape features dense evergreen forests and distant mountains under an overcast sky, captured with a steady, observational camera style. This authentic, unedited clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century Americana and natural scenery.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121491895

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1940s Washington 8mm landscape footage suited for documentary inserts, regional nature context, or quiet archival transition shots.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century home-movie travel footage, with no visible structures, vehicles, clothing, signs, or landmarks to confirm the era beyond supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the lake and forested hills from behind a dark window or opening, giving the scene a casual traveler or cabin-view perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad lake, evergreen shoreline, low wooded hills, hazy distant mountains, overcast sky, dark vertical framing, soft focus, and film wear.
Film character: The clip has a muted 8mm color palette with soft focus, light flicker, dust, scratches, gate edges, and steady observational framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet scenic cutaway, location-establishing insert, memory beat, or transition between travel and outdoor sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a forested Washington lake landscape as seen through a home-movie camera, emphasizing recreation or travel rather than a named event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review source rights, copyright status, and location identification before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Washington 8mm lake footage, vintage home movie forested hills, Pacific Northwest lake landscape, and archival mountain lake view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1940 Washington landscapes, then broader 8mm lake, forest, and mountain scenery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a lake, evergreen shoreline, and hazy hills seen through a dark opening. — A lake and wooded hills appear beyond dark foreground framing.

1940 Washington 8mm view across a broad lake toward evergreen-covered hills and hazy mountain slopes. — The camera looks across open water toward a wooded shoreline and distant hills.

1940 Washington 8mm frame with pale lake water, a low forested ridge, and muted hills in soft focus. — A low wooded ridge runs along the far side of the lake.

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing choppy lake water below evergreen hills, with dust and scratches visible on the film. — Evergreen hills rise beyond the lake as film scratches cross the frame.

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