Alaska-1946: Leafless Bushes In Front Of A Body Of Open Water

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationAlaska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Alaska

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Leafless Bushes In Front Of A Body Of Open Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a quiet winter landscape in Alaska. Leafless shrubs and bare branches frame the foreground against a vast, open body of water under a muted, overcast sky. The scene is still and contemplative, with a subtle sense of isolation. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight blur, and the characteristic dark borders of an 8mm home movie, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. A small, indistinct object briefly appears in the distance, adding a touch of mystery to the serene, cold environment.

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: 124549706

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1178 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: 2
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: alaska
Date: 1946 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Alaska, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s Alaska documentary edits needing a quiet winter shoreline or open-water landscape cutaway from original 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show few datable objects, but the 8mm format, muted color, and recorded 1946 metadata support a mid-1940s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a sparse outdoor view through branches with no staged action, preserving an incidental traveler or resident perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include leafless shrubs, bare treetops, open water or distant horizon, overcast sky, dark film gate edges, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, dark borders, and contact-print-like frame divisions.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter establishing insert, reflective transition, geographic cutaway, or quiet memory beat between human scenes.
Historical context: The view may show a remote cold-season Alaska shoreline or waterside landscape, with natural vegetation and no visible buildings or people.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should separately assess copyright status and any location-specific use concerns.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1946 Alaska 8mm winter shoreline, leafless shrubs by open water, vintage home movie landscape, or overcast northern scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1946 Alaska exteriors, then broader winter shoreline or remote landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Alaska 8mm frame showing leafless shrubs in front of a muted open-water horizon under gray sky. — Bare winter shrubs frame a distant waterline beneath an overcast sky.

1946 Alaska 8mm view of sparse leafless branches against open water or distant horizon and muted winter sky. — Sparse branches sit low against a broad gray horizon.

1946 Alaska home-movie frame with thin leafless trees below a subdued open-water or sky horizon. — Thin winter branches rise into a pale, softly exposed landscape view.

1946 Alaska 8mm frame showing bare winter vegetation beside open water or a distant shoreline under overcast light. — Leafless vegetation marks the edge of a quiet waterside landscape.

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