Washington USA-1940: Skiers Racing Down Slope in Winter Competition

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

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Skiers Racing Down Slope in Winter Competition — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm film footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a ski competition on a snowy mountain slope. Skiers in period winter attire race down the hill, with a line of spectators and evergreen trees visible along the ridge. The grainy, high-contrast image shows motion blur and natural film imperfections, characteristic of home movie footage from the era. The scene conveys a sense of mid-20th century outdoor recreation and community sports events in a mountain setting.

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: 121492724

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 recreation sequences needing archival home-movie footage of amateur ski competition and winter spectators.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm view may show period ski clothing, simple slope boundaries, and spectators gathered along an evergreen ridge in Washington in 1940.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the spectator-like distance, with skiers moving through frame while onlookers cluster along the snowy course.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include downhill skiers, a snow-covered slope, evergreen trees, ridge-line spectators, course poles, dark frame edges, and distant mountain terrain.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, high contrast, motion blur, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter-sports insert, period recreation cutaway, competition transition, or memory beat between broader mountain scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents community winter recreation as seen from a home-movie camera, without enough visual evidence to name the event or ski area.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Search matches include 1940 Washington skiing, vintage 8mm ski competition, black-and-white home movie snow slope, and Pacific Northwest winter sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby footage from the same reel, then Washington 1940 winter scenes, then broader 1940s skiing and mountain recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington 1940 home-movie frame showing a ski slope with distant skiers, spectators along a ridge, and tall evergreens. — Distant spectators line a snowy ridge as skiers move across the slope.

A skier descends a Washington snow slope in 1940, with blurred figures and course terrain visible in the background. — A lone skier moves downhill while distant figures watch from the slope area.

Washington 1940 frame with grouped spectators beside a snowy ski route, evergreen trees, and distant skiers in soft focus. — Spectators gather near the course as skiers pass through the snowy mountain setting.

A distant skier travels across a Washington ski slope in 1940, with small spectator figures, snowbanks, and trees nearby. — A skier crosses the slope while spectators watch from the lower foreground.

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