Washington USA-1940: A Line Of People Walking Uphill To Ski Down One By One In

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

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A Line Of People Walking Uphill To Ski Down One By One In — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film from Washington USA in 1940 captures a snowy ski resort with a large wooden lodge and a crowd of skiers. People walk uphill in a line toward the slopes, some carrying skis, while others gather near the building. The scene shows classic winter recreation with a rustic wooden fence in the foreground and a dark forest backdrop. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic look of mid-20th century home movie film, evoking a nostalgic, historical 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: 121492322

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, amateur ski-area activity, or home-movie evidence of outdoor leisure for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm footage may show mid-20th-century ski clothing, simple slope fencing, and a large wooden lodge set against snow and forest.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged line of skiers walking uphill and gathering near the lodge, filmed from a spectator's casual vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snowy slope, wooden lodge, skiers in line, fence posts, dark flags or markers, distant forest, and groups near the building.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture with soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and the dark borders of a scanned film frame.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, winter recreation cutaway, regional ski-history transition, or memory beat within a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents organized recreational skiing as a social outdoor activity, with people moving on foot up the slope before descending individually.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Washington ski resort footage, vintage 8mm skiers walking uphill, snowy lodge home movie, and early winter sports recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1940 winter scenes, then broader vintage skiing and snow recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a snowy ski area with a wooden lodge, distant skiers, fence posts, and dark forest beyond. — Skiers gather and walk uphill near a wooden lodge on a snowy slope.

1940 Washington 8mm frame with distant skiers on snow, a large wooden lodge at left, fence posts in front, and forest in the background. — A line of skiers moves across the snow below the lodge.

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing skiers walking uphill near slope fencing, with a wooden lodge and gathered people in the distance. — Skiers climb the slope while others gather near the lodge.

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a ski-area lodge, scattered skiers, a snowy foreground fence, and dark trees behind the slope. — A snowy ski area is seen from below, with skiers and spectators near the lodge.

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