Washington USA-1940: Lake and Forest Through Window in Mist

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

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Lake and Forest Through Window in Mist — 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

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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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