Washington USA-1940: Skier Approaches Lodge in Snowy Mountain Resort

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

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Skier Approaches Lodge in Snowy Mountain Resort — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a skier in a dark jacket and red pants gliding across a snow-covered landscape. The scene features a large lodge-style building with multiple gabled roofs and white railings nestled among evergreen trees, with snow-capped mountains rising in the background. The skier moves from the foreground toward the lodge, holding poles, while ski lift poles and cables are visible in the mid-ground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic winter vacation atmosphere.

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: 121492188

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 1940s winter recreation edits needing Washington home-movie footage of a skier approaching a mountain resort lodge.
Period detail: The skier's clothing, 8mm color stock, simple lift poles, and lodge architecture may show mid-20th-century ski-resort travel culture.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has an unstaged vacation viewpoint, watching one skier move steadily away from the camera toward the lodge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a skier with poles, snowfield, lodge buildings, evergreen trees, lift poles and cables, dark tree trunks, and distant snowy mountains.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate shadows, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter-sports insert, resort arrival cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into mountain recreation coverage.
Historical context: The footage documents recreational skiing in a snowy resort setting, with lodge access and lift infrastructure visible in the landscape.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed, and copyright status should be assessed separately from property or identity concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940 Washington 8mm ski footage, vintage mountain lodge home movie, snowy resort skier, and early winter vacation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel winter resort shots, then Washington 1940 ski footage, then broader vintage snow sports and mountain vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a skier with poles crossing a snowy resort area toward a lodge and forested mountains. — A skier starts across the snow with a lodge, trees, and mountains ahead.

1940 Washington resort footage frame with the skier moving away, framed by tree trunks, lift poles, lodge roofs, and mountains. — The skier continues downhill or across the snow toward the lodge complex.

Washington 1940 home-movie frame of a skier from behind, with resort lodge steps, lift infrastructure, evergreens, and mountains visible. — Seen from behind, the skier advances toward the lodge and lift area.

Final 1940 Washington 8mm frame with the skier smaller in the snowfield, lodge buildings beyond, and forested mountain backdrop. — The skier recedes across the snow as the lodge fills the background.

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