Alaska-1946: Yellow Shell Gas Pump in Winter

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

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Yellow Shell Gas Pump in Winter — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from Alaska in 1946 captures a snowy winter day at a gas station. The footage, shot in a distinctive purple-tinted color grade, shows a building with large windows and a classic yellow Shell gas pump standing in the snow. Icicles hang from the roofline, and the ground is blanketed in snow, conveying a cold, quiet atmosphere. The camera pans slowly across the scene, revealing the retro architecture and period-specific fueling equipment. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American life in a remote, wintry setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124550275

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1946 Alaska 8mm clip supports requests for mid-1940s winter travel, roadside service stations, fuel infrastructure, or everyday American exteriors in documentary edits.
Period detail: The yellow Shell pump, simple building facade, large pane windows, snowpack, and icicles provide visible clues for a mid-century roadside fueling scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, with a slow handheld pan observing a quiet snowy exterior rather than staging action or people for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snow-covered ground, pale building wall, large windows, roofline icicles, a yellow gas pump, dark window frames, and film gate edges.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, purple color shift, exposure variation, and slight handheld movement.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, winter travel cutaway, fuel stop detail, or memory beat between Alaska journey scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents an exterior roadside service detail in snowy Alaska, showing how fuel access and commercial architecture appeared in everyday travel footage.
Research note: Visible Shell branding should be reviewed for trademark context; no people are visible, but copyright, brand, and location-related permissions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1940s Alaska gas station, vintage yellow gas pump in snow, 8mm winter roadside footage, and Shell pump home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1946 Alaska exteriors, then broader winter travel, service station, or roadside infrastructure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Alaska 8mm frame showing a snow-covered building facade with a large window, icicles along the roofline, and a purple film tint. — Snow and icicles frame a quiet building exterior at the start of the pan.

1946 Alaska home-movie frame with a pale building wall, broad window, snow at the base, visible icicles, and soft purple 8mm color. — The camera continues across the snowy facade and window detail.

1946 Alaska 8mm frame showing a yellow Shell gas pump near snow-covered ground and large building windows. — A yellow Shell pump enters the frame beside the snowy station building.

1946 Alaska home-movie frame showing a yellow Shell pump outside a snowy building with large windows and nearby dark metal furniture or equipment. — The pan settles on the Shell pump and adjacent building entrance area.

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