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Washington USA-1940: Misty Lake And Forest Landscape Through A Window

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Misty Lake And Forest Landscape Through A Window — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940, captured through a window frame. The clip shows a serene, overcast landscape with a calm lake or river in the foreground, a line of evergreen trees along the shore, and misty mountains in the distance. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, muted green and gray tones, visible grain, and surface imperfections like scratches and dust. The perspective suggests movement, likely from a train or car, offering a nostalgic, contemplative view of the American Northwest. Ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or evoking mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
121492015

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • lake
  • landscape
  • animals
  • peace
  • calm
  • forest
  • place
  • share
  • best
  • moments
  • special
  • holidays
  • washington USA
  • 1940
  • 1940s home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Washington USA landscape
  • misty mountain view
  • lake and forest scenery
  • retro Super 8 footage
  • archival 1940s film
  • old film grain
  • moving train window view
  • classic American scenery
  • historic 8mm footage
  • vintage documentary clip
  • nostalgic nature scene
  • 1940s travel footage
  • old film scratches
  • 8mm home movie
  • scenic river view
  • overcast landscape
  • mid-century film
  • vintage travel memory

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports requests for 1940s Washington home-movie landscape footage for documentary inserts, regional atmosphere, or period travel context.
Period detail
The frames may show a mid-century home-movie view of a lake or river, evergreen shoreline, and misty hills seen through a dark window frame.
Home-movie behavior
The clip carries an unstaged traveler's perspective, observing a subdued Northwest landscape from behind glass during motion or a brief stop.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a window frame, pale water, evergreen trees, distant misty hills, overcast sky, film dust, scratches, and soft exposure shifts.
Film character
The 8mm image has muted green-gray color, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and surface marks that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a quiet cutaway, transitional landscape insert, or memory beat between travel, weather, or regional history scenes.
Historical context
The view suggests personal travel or observation of Washington's forested waterside terrain without showing people, buildings, or identifiable landmarks.
Research note
No people, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and location identification should still be checked before use.
Research search match
Relevant searches include 1940s Washington 8mm lake landscape, misty forest shoreline home movie, and Northwest mountains through window footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Washington 1940 material, then quiet lake, forest, mountain, and travel-window views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing pale water, a low evergreen shore, and soft misty hills beyond a dark window edge.
Misty shoreline and distant hills seen through a window frame.
1940 Washington home-movie view of evergreen trees beside pale water, with hazy hills in the distance and window framing at the edge.
Evergreen shoreline beneath misty hills and gray sky.
1940 Washington 8mm landscape with a dark window bar, pale water, low tree line, and mist-softened hills in muted green-gray tones.
Water and low forest line recede toward hazy hills.
1940 Washington home-movie frame showing pale water, sparse evergreens, and misty hills under overcast light, with 8mm dust and scratches visible.
Sparse evergreens and misty hills across a quiet water surface.

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