Washington USA-1940: Skiers and Snowboarders Descending Snowy Mountain Slope

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

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Skiers and Snowboarders Descending Snowy Mountain Slope — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a snowy mountain slope with skiers and snowboarders descending a hill. The grainy, monochrome images show individuals in dark winter clothing navigating the snow-covered terrain, with a wooden structure and fence visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including grain, scratches, and soft focus, offering a nostalgic glimpse into early winter sports recreation. The scene includes both solo skiers and groups, with some individuals standing at the base of the slope. The overall mood is one of quiet adventure and historical charm, showcasing mid-20th century outdoor leisure activities in a mountain setting.

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: 121492318

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Archival home-movie footage of 1940s winter recreation in Washington supports documentary or educational edits needing a brief ski-slope scene from the era.
Period detail: The clothing and simple snow-slope setting may show mid-20th-century recreational skiing, with the 1940 Washington date supported by the supplied clip metadata rather than identifiable landmarks in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in its distant views of people moving, pausing and gathering on a snowy hillside during casual outdoor recreation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include snow-covered slopes, small groups of skiers, dark winter clothing, a lodge-like wooden structure, fencing or posts, tree-lined edges and soft distant figures.
Film character: The 8mm footage shows soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, frame-edge darkness and mild scratches that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter-sports insert, a recreational-history cutaway, or a quiet memory beat between broader 1940s outdoor-life sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents everyday leisure on a snowy slope, showing participants and spectators at a distance without enough visual detail to identify individuals or a specific resort.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location, and property status should be assessed separately from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Washington ski slope home movie, vintage 8mm winter sports footage, snowy mountain recreation, and archival skiers on hillside.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Washington 1940 winter footage, and then with broader 1940s skiing, snow recreation and home-movie leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Distant skiers move across a snowy hillside in Washington 1940 home-movie footage, with dark tree edges and soft 8mm focus. — Skiers descend a snow-covered slope.

Small figures in winter clothing stand and move on a snowy Washington slope, filmed at a distance in 1940-era 8mm footage. — Figures gather and ski on the hillside.

People stand near the base of a snowy recreational slope, with low wooden structures and dark trees visible in the background. — Groups at the base of the slope.

Scattered people stand and move near a snowy slope base in Washington, with fencing, posts and a lodge-like wooden structure behind them. — Slope base with spectators and fencing.

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