Washington USA-1940: Skiers Descending Snowy Slope Near Lodge

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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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Skiers Descending Snowy Slope Near Lodge — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a snowy ski slope with skiers in period attire gliding down the hill. The grainy, slightly faded color film shows a rustic lodge surrounded by evergreen trees and snow-covered mountains. Skiers in dark and light clothing navigate the slope, with a ski lift structure visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics including film grain, edge damage, and natural color shifts, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century winter recreation.

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: 121492181

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 requests needing 1940s Washington winter recreation footage, especially documentary or educational sequences about early ski culture and mountain leisure.
Period detail: The skiers' silhouettes, simple slope infrastructure, and 8mm color home-movie look may show mid-20th-century recreational skiing rather than a staged sports event.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged visitor value, watching skiers pass across a snowy slope and ending with a person holding ski poles near a lodge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include skiers on snow, a ski-lift or trestle structure, pole lines, evergreen trees, mountain slopes, and a lodge-like building.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, faded color, uneven exposure, gate edges, dust specks, and slight handheld framing as part of its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, winter recreation cutaway, transition into a mountain sequence, or memory beat for amateur ski travel.
Historical context: The images show recreational skiing in a snowy mountain setting, offering visual context for outdoor leisure and resort-area activity in the 1940s.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and any property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Washington skiing, vintage 8mm ski slope, home movie winter recreation, snowy lodge, and early American ski footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with Washington 1940 winter footage, then with related ski, lodge, mountain travel, and home-movie recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing distant skiers moving down a snowy slope beneath a lift or trestle structure. — Distant skiers move across the lower part of a snowy mountain slope.

1940 Washington ski scene with several distant figures crossing snow near poles, evergreens, and a sloping overhead structure. — Small groups of skiers move across the snow near slope infrastructure.

1940 Washington home-movie frame of skiers descending a broad snowy slope with trees and lift supports nearby. — Skiers in dark and light clothing descend the open snowfield.

1940 Washington frame showing a skier with poles in the foreground, with a snow-covered lodge, trees, and mountains beyond. — A foreground skier looks toward a lodge-like building set below wooded mountains.

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