Washington USA-1940: Lone Skier Descending Slope Among Evergreen Trees

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

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Lone Skier Descending Slope Among Evergreen Trees — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm film footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a snowy mountain slope with skiers navigating the terrain. Silhouetted evergreen trees line the ridgeline under an overcast sky, while a group of people gathers near a wooden fence structure at the top of the hill. A lone skier descends the slope, with others visible at various points along the snowy incline. The grainy, high-contrast image with dark vignette borders reflects authentic 1940s home movie quality, evoking a sense of early winter sports adventure and nostalgic outdoor recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121492534

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 Pacific Northwest winter recreation requests needing brief archival home-movie footage of skiers on a snowy evergreen slope.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, simple ski slope, wooden fencing, and winter clothing may show mid-20th-century recreational skiing in Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value, watching skiers and onlookers from a distance as one skier descends the hill.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snow-covered slope, evergreen trees, a wooden fence or snow barrier, small groups of people, a descending skier, cloudy sky, and dark film borders.
Film character: High-contrast monochrome grain, soft focus, gate weave, and vignetted frame edges give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter-sports insert, regional recreation cutaway, transition into mountain leisure, or memory beat for early skiing.
Historical context: The footage visually situates recreational skiing as a social outdoor activity, with spectators gathered near the ridge while skiers move across the slope.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright status should be assessed separately from possible likeness or location-use considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Washington skiing footage, vintage 8mm snowy mountain slope, evergreen ski hill, and home movie winter recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel winter scenes, then Washington footage from 1940, then broader vintage skiing and snowy mountain recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing a snowy ski slope with evergreens, a wooden fence line, and distant people near the ridge. — Distant skiers and onlookers stand along a snowy evergreen ridge.

1940 Washington frame with a lone skier moving down a snowy hillside below silhouetted evergreens and a ridge fence. — A skier descends the open slope beneath the evergreen ridgeline.

1940 Washington home-movie view of a snowy ridge where small groups gather near fencing among evergreen trees. — Several people gather near the fence at the top of the snowy slope.

1940 Washington frame showing distant people clustered by a wooden fence on a snowy ski slope lined with evergreen trees. — Onlookers and skiers cluster near the fence as the slope drops away below.

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