Washington USA-1940: Snowy Ski Slope With People And Wooden Structures

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

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Snowy Ski Slope With People And Wooden Structures — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a snowy mountain landscape with a ski slope and wooden structures. The grainy, high-contrast black-and-white film shows a snow-covered hillside with evergreen trees and a ski jump or ramp. At the bottom of the slope, several people in winter clothing stand near a fence, observing the area. The footage exhibits classic 1940s home movie characteristics with film grain, slight motion blur, and a nostalgic, archival quality. The scene suggests a winter recreational setting, possibly a ski resort or community gathering spot, with no visible vehicle or driver.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121492300

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 Washington winter recreation requests needing brief archival home-movie coverage of a snowy ski slope and spectators.
Period detail: The scene may show an early ski area with simple wooden ramps, snow fencing, evergreen slopes, and bundled spectators rather than modern resort infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged visitor viewpoint, watching people gather at the base of a snowy slope while activity continues uphill.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snow-covered hillside, dark evergreen trees, wooden ramp structures, fence posts, scattered spectators, and faint ski or sled tracks.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, high contrast snow exposure, visible grain, frame-edge darkness, and slight registration variation from the physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short winter-sport cutaway, regional memory beat, or transition into archival material about skiing and outdoor recreation.
Historical context: The clip visually places winter leisure in a modest outdoor mountain setting, with spectators gathered near simple slope infrastructure.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property questions.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under 1940s 8mm Washington ski slope, snowy mountain recreation home movie, wooden ski jump, and winter spectators footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then Washington 1940 winter footage, then broader 1940s skiing and mountain recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing a snow-covered ski slope, wooden structures, and evergreen trees in the background. — Snowy slope with wooden ramp structures and trees at the upper edge.

1940 Washington frame of a snowy ski slope with simple wooden ramp features and dark evergreen trees above. — Wooden ramp features stand out against the snow-covered hillside.

1940 Washington home-movie frame with distant spectators by fence posts below a snowy slope and wooden ramp structures. — Spectators gather near a fence at the base of the snowy slope.

1940 Washington frame showing spectators along the lower edge of a snowy ski slope with wooden structures uphill. — People watch from the base of the slope as the snowy hill rises behind them.

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