Blackwater Falls West Virginia-1938: Old Footage Showing Waterfalls In The

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationBlackwater Falls, West Virginia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Blackwater Falls West Virginia

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Old Footage Showing Waterfalls In The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a winding road through a wooded hillside, transitioning to a close-up of Blackwater Falls in West Virginia. The footage exhibits a strong purple color cast typical of early color film, with visible grain and slight motion blur. The camera moves steadily along the road before focusing on the cascading waterfall, offering a nostalgic glimpse of natural scenery from the late 1930s.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127265698

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 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: Blackwater Falls, West Virginia, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing Blackwater Falls, wooded road travel, or period nature scenery in documentary and educational productions.
Period detail: The frames show a winding hillside road and waterfall views with early color 8mm character, consistent with the supplied 1938 Blackwater Falls metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, moving from a roadside approach to a closer look at the falls rather than a staged scenic setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooded hillside road, rocky stream ledges, cascading water, dark tree cover, bright water highlights, and rounded film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has dense grain, a strong purple color shift, soft focus, slight motion blur, and uneven exposure typical of aged 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief location insert, nature cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat for late-1930s outdoor footage.
Historical context: The clip visually situates Blackwater Falls as a recreational landscape seen through a small-gauge home-movie camera, without showing visitors or facilities.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright status and any park or location-use requirements should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1938 8mm Blackwater Falls footage, West Virginia waterfall home movie, vintage wooded road, and 1930s color nature film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1938 Blackwater Falls or West Virginia clips, then broader vintage waterfall and roadside nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Blackwater Falls-area home-movie frame showing a curving road beside a wooded hillside, tinted purple by aged color film. — A wooded hillside road curves through the landscape before the waterfall view.

Blackwater Falls, West Virginia home-movie footage shows a roadside approach through trees and hillside terrain in a soft 1930s 8mm frame. — The road and wooded slope remain in view as the camera approaches the falls area.

A closer Blackwater Falls view shows water dropping over rock ledges, with dark foliage and strong purple color shift from the 8mm scan. — Cascading water appears over layered rock ledges under tree cover.

Blackwater Falls is seen closer in frame, with white water dropping over rock ledges and aged 8mm film producing a vivid purple cast. — A closer view catches the falls dropping over broad rock shelves.

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