Washington USA-1940: Ski Hill With People Skiing A Distance Away With Tall Trees

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

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Ski Hill With People Skiing A Distance Away With Tall Trees — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows a snowy ski hill with numerous people skiing and sledding down the slope. The scene is captured from a distance, with tall evergreen trees forming a dark backdrop against the bright white snow. Skiers and sledders appear as small figures scattered across the hill, some in groups, others alone, creating a lively winter recreation atmosphere. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century winter sports and family outings.

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: 121492434

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 productions needing 1940s Washington winter recreation footage with distant skiers on a snowy hill in an amateur 8mm home-movie record.
Period detail: The distant ski area, simple open slope, and small grouped figures may show mid-century recreational skiing without identifiable resort signage or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an observer's home-movie view of people skiing and gathering on the snow rather than a staged sports sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad snowy slope, scattered skiers, small groups near the run, dark evergreen trees, film-frame borders, and soft winter light.
Film character: The 8mm scan has coarse grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, gate edges, and dust specks that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a winter recreation insert, a period leisure cutaway, or a brief memory beat between family or travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for outdoor winter leisure in Washington, showing skiing as a shared hillside activity viewed from a distance.
Research note: People are visible only as distant figures, with no readable logos or clear property identifiers; likeness and location review may still be needed apart from copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Washington 8mm skiing, vintage ski hill home movie, distant skiers on snow, and mid-century winter recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Washington 1940 winter footage, then broader vintage skiing, sledding, snow, and mountain recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing small distant figures skiing or standing on a snowy hillside with evergreens behind them. — Skiers appear as small figures across a bright snow slope beneath a dark tree line.

Distant 1940 Washington ski hill view with scattered people moving or standing on the snow below tall evergreens. — Small figures spread over the ski slope, with a dark evergreen backdrop above the snow.

Wide 8mm home-movie frame from Washington in 1940 showing a snowy recreation slope with tiny skiers and a partial foreground person. — A wide view of the snow field shows distant skiers, scattered groups, and a cropped person near the lower edge.

Washington 1940 8mm frame showing a broad snow-covered ski area with tiny skiers and groups near the lower slope. — The slope opens into a broader snowy area where small figures gather and move across the hill.

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