Washington USA-1940: Skiers Descend Snowy Slope Near Wooden Lodge

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

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Skiers Descend Snowy Slope Near Wooden Lodge — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a snowy mountain resort scene. A wooden lodge with a covered porch stands at the base of a snow-covered slope, where several people in winter attire gather. Skiers and snowboarders descend the hill, their figures silhouetted against the bright snow. A wooden observation tower with an American flag flies atop a ridge under a clear blue sky. The film exhibits characteristic grain, slight blurriness, and color fading typical of 1940s amateur footage, evoking a nostalgic, historical atmosphere of early winter recreation.

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: 121492331

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 archival requests involving winter recreation, ski-area leisure, mountain tourism, or regional home-movie views of Washington snow country.
Period detail: The wooden lodge, simple ski slope setup, observation tower, winter clothing, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a circa-1940 resort recreation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor perspective, watching skiers, slope activity, and ridge structures from informal positions around the resort.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snowy slope, lodge or hut, scattered skiers, fence posts, mountain ridge, wooden observation tower, American flag, trees, and blue sky.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm home-movie grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, mild color fade, and handheld framing that give it physical archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, transition, or memory beat for early ski culture, winter travel, or mountain recreation sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational skiing and spectators at a snowy mountain facility, suggesting informal public leisure without identifying a specific resort or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, property, and location rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s Washington ski footage, 8mm winter resort home movie, vintage snowy slope skiers, and wooden lodge mountain recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1940 winter scenes, then broader vintage skiing, snow resort, and mountain leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington 1940 home-movie frame showing a snowy ski area with a wooden lodge, fence line, and scattered visitors near the base of a slope. — Visitors stand near a wooden lodge and fence at a snowy ski area.

Washington 1940 home-movie frame with one distant skier moving down a broad snow-covered slope marked by ski tracks. — A lone skier descends the open snowy slope.

Washington 1940 frame showing a wooden observation tower with an American flag on a snowy ridge above trees and ski terrain. — A flag-topped wooden tower stands above the snowy ridge.

Washington 1940 home-movie frame of a wooden tower with an American flag, snowy hillside, trees, and clear blue sky. — The wooden tower and flag overlook the ski slope.

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