Washington USA-1940: People Skiing Down A Snow Covered Hill

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

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People Skiing Down A Snow Covered Hill — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a group of people skiing down a snow-covered hill. The grainy, slightly faded color film shows skiers in dark winter clothing navigating the slope, with a wooden fence and evergreen trees lining the upper edge. The camera remains stationary, observing the skiers as they descend, with some frames showing a wider view of the ski area and a distant red structure. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including natural grain, soft focus, and subtle edge damage, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century winter recreation scene.

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: 121492410

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: 1940s Washington ski-area home-movie footage for editors needing winter recreation, outdoor sports, or regional leisure inserts.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century recreational skiing, with dark winter clothing, simple slope layout, snow fencing, evergreens, and a small red structure visible in the background.
Home-movie behavior: The stationary camera watches skiers descend at a distance, preserving an unstaged spectator view of a snowy community recreation area.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include skiers on a snow-covered hill, scattered spectators, evergreen trees, a wooden fence, distant buildings, ski tracks, and a small red structure.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, faded color, frame-edge wear, and contact-print spacing give the 8mm footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use as a short insert, seasonal transition, sports cutaway, or memory beat within stories about winter leisure, skiing, or Pacific Northwest recreation.
Historical context: The footage documents social outdoor recreation in snow, showing skiers and onlookers using a simple hillside setting rather than a highly developed resort view.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or audible music are apparent from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s Washington skiing home movie, vintage 8mm winter sports, snow hill recreation, and archival ski area footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Washington 1940 winter footage, then with broader vintage skiing and snow recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing distant skiers on a snowy hillside with a fence and dark evergreens above. — Distant skiers move down a snow-covered slope beneath a fence line and trees.

1940 Washington ski-area view with a skier in the foreground, scattered people, trees, and a small red structure in the background. — A skier crosses the snow while onlookers gather near trees and a red structure.

Wide 1940 Washington home-movie frame showing a skier on snow with a tree line, distant buildings, and small groups of people. — A skier glides across the lower slope with distant buildings and spectators beyond.

1940 Washington winter recreation frame with a skier on an open slope, distant onlookers, buildings, trees, and visible film wear. — A skier descends the open snowfield as spectators line the distant edge of the slope.

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