Washington USA-1940: Sudden Explosion In The Park

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

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Sudden Explosion In The Park — Clip Details

Black-and-white 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a dramatic moment on a snowy mountain slope. A sudden explosion erupts in the distance, sending a massive plume of smoke and debris into the air. Silhouetted figures, likely skiers or workers, stand along a wooden fence and on the hillside, reacting to the blast. Tall evergreen trees dot the landscape under a cloudy sky. The grainy, vintage film quality and dark frame borders emphasize its archival nature, evoking a sense of historical urgency and surprise.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121492498

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 documentary or education edits needing Washington home-movie footage of a snowy hillside disrupted by a sudden distant explosion.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, winter clothing silhouettes, simple wooden fencing, and metadata-supported 1940 Washington setting place the scene in a mid-century home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distance as small figures on the slope and near the fence appear to pause around the blast, giving the moment an unstaged witness quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snowy mountain slope, a large smoke plume, scattered people, wooden snow fencing, evergreen trees, cloudy sky, and dark film borders.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, high-contrast silhouettes, slight exposure shifts, and contact-print borders give the clip a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, shock beat, winter cutaway, or transition from recreational landscape to sudden disruption.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests organized activity on a snowy hillside in Washington, but the frames do not identify the cause, site, or official purpose of the explosion.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be relevant; copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1940s Washington 8mm snow slope explosion, home movie smoke plume on winter hillside, or skiers near wooden fence blast.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Washington 1940 winter footage, then with broader snow recreation, blast, or emergency-reaction material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing a snowy hillside, distant people, evergreen trees, fencing, and a rising smoke plume. — People stand along a snowy ridge and fence as smoke expands in the background.

Washington home-movie frame from 1940 showing figures on a snowy slope as smoke spreads behind evergreens and fencing. — Smoke billows behind a line of people and trees on the snow-covered hillside.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of a Washington snowy hillside with small figures near fencing under a spreading smoke cloud. — A broad smoke cloud hangs over the slope while figures remain near the fence line.

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing lingering smoke over a snow-covered slope with distant people and evergreen trees. — The smoke plume lingers over the winter hillside as people remain scattered along the ridge.

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