Washington USA-1940: A Cross Country Skier Slowly Moves Along A Snow Trail At

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

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A Cross Country Skier Slowly Moves Along A Snow Trail At — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows a lone cross-country skier gliding slowly along a snow-covered trail. The skier, wearing a red outfit and white top, moves steadily across the snowy slope, framed by dark conifer trees. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and a slightly faded color palette, capturing a quiet winter moment. The shot is static, viewed through a window-like frame, emphasizing the nostalgic, archival quality of this early 20th-century winter recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorSlow motion
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121492144

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 winter recreation footage for documentary inserts, education timelines, or archive sequences needing a lone cross-country skier on snow.
Period detail: The red ski clothing, open snowy slope, conifer edge, and 8mm color home-movie look support a 1940s outdoor recreation setting in Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet value of a family or visitor-shot moment, observing one skier moving slowly through the snow without staging or performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lone skier, red trousers, white upper garment, snowfield, dark conifers, a sloped trail, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate shadows, scratches, dust, and uneven exposure that mark it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief winter recreation cutaway, period memory beat, transition into mountain travel, or quiet insert between broader scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary outdoor leisure rather than a public event, with one skier set against a snowy landscape and forested slope.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, music, or clear private property are apparent.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1940s Washington 8mm skier, vintage cross-country skiing, home movie snow trail, and winter recreation archive footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Washington 1940 winter scenes, then broader skiing, snow travel, and mountain recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a lone cross-country skier on a pale snow slope below dark conifers. — A distant skier moves across the snow, framed by conifers and film gate edges.

1940 Washington home-movie frame with a lone skier on snow, seen through a worn 8mm film frame. — The skier remains small in the frame as scratches and gate shadows mark the film surface.

A 1940 Washington winter frame shows the skier paused or moving slowly across a broad snowfield near conifers. — The figure stands out in red against the pale snow and dark tree line.

Final 1940 Washington frame with the cross-country skier distant on the snow, bordered by dark film edges and conifers. — The skier continues slowly across the snowy slope as the frame darkens at the edges.

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