Alaska-1946: An Old Gas Station

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

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An Old Gas Station — Clip Details

ALASKA-1946: Vintage 8mm film footage captures a quiet winter day at an old Shell gas station. Two classic yellow pumps with white globe signs stand in front of a cream-colored building, snow piled along the curb. The scene has a distinct purple tint, likely from film aging or lighting, with visible grain and soft focus characteristic of home movie footage. The camera remains mostly static, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century Americana and everyday life in Alaska.

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: 124550284

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: Useful for 1940s Alaska or postwar Americana requests needing a brief exterior cutaway of a small roadside gas station in winter.
Period detail: The visible globe-top Shell pumps, simple storefront windows, and snow piled at the curb support a mid-1940s service-station setting.
Home-movie behavior: The static home-movie framing gives an observational street-side view, treating the pumps and snowy storefront as everyday travel scenery.
What appears in frame: Four frames show two yellow Shell gas pumps, white pump globes, a cream building facade, dark-paned windows, a doorway area, hoses, curb snow, and soft winter light.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight gate shadowing, and a purple color cast that reads as physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, location-establishing cutaway, winter travel transition, or quiet memory beat in a period sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually places branded fuel service within a snowy Alaska streetscape without showing customers, attendants, vehicles, or interior activity.
Research note: Shell branding is visible and should be reviewed for trademark context; no people are visible, but copyright and location/property questions remain separate.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1946 Alaska gas station footage, vintage Shell pump exterior, 1940s winter service station, and 8mm roadside Americana.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1946 Alaska exteriors, and then broader vintage gas station, winter street, or roadside travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Alaska 8mm frame showing two Shell gas pumps in front of a cream facade with dark windows and snow at street level. — Two Shell pumps stand outside a snowy storefront on a quiet winter street.

Soft 8mm frame of the Alaska gas station exterior, with Shell pump globes, yellow pumps, windows, and snow beside the curb. — The static view holds on the pumps and snowy building front.

1946 Alaska service-station frame with yellow Shell pumps centered against a plain facade and snow bank near the curb. — The pumps fill more of the frame as the snowy curb remains visible.

Final 8mm frame of the 1946 Alaska gas station exterior, showing Shell pumps, dark windows, a vertical doorway edge, and piled snow. — The clip ends on the same quiet winter view of the pump island and storefront.

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