Martinsburg West Virginia-1938: Old Video Showing Trees Shrubs And Rocks Covered

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationMartinsburg, West Virginia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 West Virginia

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Old Video Showing Trees Shrubs And Rocks Covered — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a quiet winter scene in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Snow blankets evergreen trees, shrubs, and rocks in a thick, undisturbed layer, creating a serene, monochrome landscape. Leafless branches frame the background, and a lamppost stands in the distance, adding to the nostalgic, small-town atmosphere. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of early 8mm home movies, evoking a sense of history and memory. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 127266227

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 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: Martinsburg, 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: Useful for 1930s home-movie or documentary requests needing a quiet winter landscape cutaway from Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Period detail: The scene shows snow-covered evergreens, shrubs, rocks, bare trees, and a distant lamppost, with no visible modern vehicles, signage, or people.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, holding on a simple outdoor winter scene rather than a planned public event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include heavy snow on evergreen branches, rounded shrubs, low rocks or garden edging, bare background trees, a lamppost, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, monochrome contrast, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and gate-edge framing typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter establishing insert, seasonal transition, reflective memory beat, or neutral nature cutaway.
Historical context: The footage offers a domestic-scale view of a snowy landscape in Martinsburg, emphasizing ordinary winter surroundings rather than identifiable civic activity.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright status and any property-related use should still be reviewed for the intended project.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1938 8mm snow scene, Martinsburg West Virginia winter home movie, snow-covered evergreens, and vintage winter landscape footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Martinsburg or 1938 material, then broader 1930s winter and home-movie nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 8mm home-movie frame from Martinsburg showing snow piled on evergreen shrubs, rocks, and bare winter branches. — Snow rests heavily on evergreen shrubs and low rocks in a quiet winter yard.

Martinsburg winter frame showing snow-loaded evergreen shrubs, a distant lamppost, and bare trees on 8mm film. — A distant lamppost stands behind snow-covered evergreens and shrubs.

Snow blankets shrubs and evergreen branches in this 1938 Martinsburg home-movie view, with leafless trees in the background. — The frame holds on thick snow across shrubs, evergreens, and background branches.

Final 8mm frame of snow-laden evergreens and shrubs in Martinsburg, with bare winter trees behind the garden scene. — Snow clings to evergreen branches and rounded shrubs near the end of the clip.

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