Alaska-1946: Snow-Covered Island in Frozen Lake

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Snow-Covered Island in Frozen Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this archival footage captures a somber winter landscape in Alaska. A snow-covered island sits in the middle of a frozen lake, surrounded by bare trees and a dense evergreen forest. The scene is bathed in a deep purple hue, likely due to film degradation or a filter, creating a moody, isolated atmosphere. The camera remains steady, offering a quiet, contemplative view of the wilderness. This vintage home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century Alaskan nature, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

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: 124550426

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

dark
gloomy
ocean
isolated
historical
nature
alaska USA
1946
1946 Alaska footage
vintage 8mm film
winter landscape
snowy island
frozen lake
purple tint film
archival home movie
historical footage
isolated nature
cold climate
old film grain
1940s home movie
documentary footage
retro film
nostalgic scenery
wilderness
snowy forest
vintage 8mm
1946 film
alaska history

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s Alaska home-movie footage for productions needing a brief winter wilderness cutaway or establishing view.
Period detail: The scene may show a mid-1940s visitor view of an Alaskan lake or inlet, with no visible buildings, people, vehicles, or date-specific objects.
Home-movie behavior: The steady framing reads as a home-movie travel observation, holding on a remote snowy shoreline rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include frozen water, a wooded island or shoreline, snow along the banks, bare foreground branches, dark evergreen trees, and distant hills.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, flicker, and a purple cast that give the winter scene a period film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, contemplative transition, or memory beat for northern travel, isolation, or winter landscape sequences.
Historical context: The footage records a quiet non-urban Alaska landscape as seen through a personal camera, without visible human activity or identifiable infrastructure.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location identification, and any property concerns should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1940s Alaska 8mm winter lake, vintage home movie snowy island, frozen water evergreen shoreline, and archival Alaska landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1946 Alaska views, then with winter wilderness, frozen lake, or isolated shoreline footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Alaska 8mm frame showing a snow-edged wooded island or shoreline across frozen water, seen through a purple-tinted scan. — A snow-covered island or shoreline sits beyond frozen water, with bare winter branches in front.

1946 Alaska home-movie frame of a dark evergreen island or shoreline bordered by snow across a frozen lake or inlet. — The camera holds on a wooded shoreline edged with snow across the frozen surface.

1946 Alaska 8mm frame with a snow-rimmed wooded shore and dark evergreens beyond a frozen expanse. — A wooded point or island appears closer, with snow marking the edge of the frozen water.

1946 Alaska home-movie frame showing a snow-edged wooded point across frozen water, with faint hills in the background. — The final frame holds on the same snowy wooded point and quiet frozen water.

Visually Similar Clips