Washington USA-1940: Men Have Fun On A Beautiful Snow Ride

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

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Men Have Fun On A Beautiful Snow Ride — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows a group of men enjoying a snowy day on a mountain slope. Dressed in dark winter coats and hats, they walk and ski across the snow-covered hill, with some carrying skis. The scene is framed by a dark border, showing film grain and age marks typical of archival Super 8 footage. A man in a hat appears in the foreground in later frames, observing the activity. The background features a forested hillside under a pale sky, capturing a nostalgic moment of 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: 121492404

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 real 8mm home-movie material of men skiing and walking on a snowy mountain slope.
Period detail: The dark coats, brimmed hats, carried wooden-looking skis, and small-group snow outing may show mid-20th-century leisure clothing and amateur ski activity.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged movement of friends or companions crossing the snow, pausing, and carrying skis in a casual home-movie view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snow-covered slope, dark evergreen treeline, men in winter clothing, carried skis, a foreground hat brim, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, flicker, edge shadows, and dust marks that give the scanned 8mm footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief winter-sport insert, a memory beat, or a cutaway for outdoor recreation in the Pacific Northwest.
Historical context: The footage documents casual male winter recreation on a snowy hillside without showing organized competition, signage, or identifiable resort features.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed even though no logos, music, or obvious private property appear in the frames.
Research search match: Searches this may match include 1940s Washington 8mm skiing, vintage men on snow slope, home movie winter recreation, and amateur ski outing footage.
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 home-movie frame showing men moving across a snowy mountain slope below a dark evergreen treeline. — Men cross a snow-covered hillside beneath a forested ridge.

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a small group of men on a snowy slope, including one figure carrying skis. — A group gathers on the slope while one man carries skis.

1940 Washington home-movie frame with men on a snowy hillside, one bent forward as if skiing or walking downhill. — A foreground figure moves downhill while others stand with skis nearby.

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing distant men spaced across a bright snowy hillside under a dark evergreen ridge. — Distant figures move across the open snow below the ridge.

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