Washington USA-1940: Passengers Exiting Train in Mountain Pass

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

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Passengers Exiting Train in Mountain Pass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a train journey through a narrow pass. The clip opens with a dark, shadowed view of a train car, then reveals the train moving along a track with a mountainous backdrop. Passengers are seen walking along the side of the train as it stops, with one person in a red cap and dark jacket clearly visible. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural light, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century transportation and travel.

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: 121492235

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: Supports 1940s documentary or editorial requests for home-movie rail travel, passenger movement, and train-stop atmosphere in Washington state.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-20th-century passenger rail travel, with dark metal train cars, narrow trackside space, and period 8mm color exposure supporting the supplied 1940 date.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, handheld passenger viewpoint beside the train as people move along the cars during a stop rather than a staged transportation scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark train-car sides, narrow gaps between cars, a bright sky opening, trackside structures, a red cap, and passengers near the train.
Film character: The clip has dense shadow, soft focus, color shift, gate edges, and handheld 8mm texture that reads as physical home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, travel transition, station cutaway, or memory beat for rail journeys and arrivals.
Historical context: The footage gives a close passenger-level view of train travel, emphasizing the confined space beside the cars and the informal movement of travelers.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, but copyright, location, and any property permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1940s Washington 8mm train footage, home movie passenger rail stop, vintage train arrival, and trackside travelers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Washington 1940 rail or travel footage, then broader vintage train-stop and passenger-transport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington 1940 home-movie frame showing shadowed train-car sides and a bright opening beyond the narrow passage. — A shadowed view between train cars opens toward bright daylight.

Washington 1940 frame with a dark passenger train car, rows of windows, and overexposed daylight beyond the car edge. — The camera holds close to the dark side of a train car.

Washington 1940 home-movie frame looking along two train cars, with a passenger partly visible near the lower edge. — A narrow space between train cars reveals a passenger near the lower edge.

Washington 1940 frame showing passengers beside shadowed train cars, including a partly visible face and red cap near the lower center. — Passengers gather beside the train as it pauses in a narrow trackside space.

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