Washington USA-1940: Skier Descending Slope near Lodge

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

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Skier Descending Slope near Lodge — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm film from 1940 captures a snowy mountain slope in Washington, USA, with skiers descending a wide snowfield. Tall evergreen trees line the ridge under a cloudy sky, and a rustic lodge appears in the final frame. Skiers in period winter attire move across the slope, with one figure prominently skiing down the hill. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural camera shake, evoking a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel from the 1940s.

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: 121492631

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 requests needing 1940s Washington winter recreation, early ski culture, or noncommercial mountain leisure footage for documentary and education edits.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, simple ski slope, lodge, and distant winter clothing may show mid-20th-century recreational skiing rather than organized resort coverage.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor viewpoint, watching skiers move across snowy terrain from a distance with brief, handheld framing shifts.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include snowy ski slopes, scattered skiers, evergreen trees, a cloudy sky, distant tracks in the snow, and a lodge-like building near the field.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, frame edges, and handheld instability give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, winter recreation insert, period transition, or memory beat within a sequence about skiing or mountain leisure.
Historical context: The clip visually documents recreational skiing in a snowy Washington landscape, with skiers sharing open slopes near forest and lodge structures.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos or audible music are indicated; copyright and property permissions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s Washington skiing 8mm, vintage ski lodge home movie, black-and-white snow slope, and early winter recreation footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from the same reel, then Washington or 1940s winter footage, then broader vintage skiing, snowfield, lodge, and mountain recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing skiers scattered across a snowy slope below tall evergreen trees. — Skiers move across an open snow slope lined by evergreens.

A distant skier moves downhill on a snowy Washington slope in a soft black-and-white 8mm frame. — A single skier descends the snowy hill while darker trees blur in the background.

Wide home-movie view of a snow-covered field near evergreen woods, with small skiers or visitors in the distance. — The camera looks across a broad snowfield toward the forest edge.

Black-and-white 8mm frame showing a lodge-like structure beside a snowy Washington field with distant visitors. — A lodge-like building stands beside the snowy field as people gather in the distance.

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