Martinsburg West Virginia-1938: View Of Snow Covered Pine Trees On A Clear Winter Day

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

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View Of Snow Covered Pine Trees On A Clear Winter Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a serene winter landscape in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Snow blankets the ground and evergreen pine trees, creating a quiet, monochrome scene. A small garden area with snow-covered benches and shrubs sits in the foreground, while bare trees line the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera remains steady, offering a peaceful view of a winter day in a residential yard.

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: 127266270

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s American home-movie requests needing a quiet winter yard, snow-covered evergreens, or seasonal cutaway footage from Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Period detail: The scene may show a residential garden or yard in the late 1930s, with snow-laden evergreen plantings, bare trees, benches, and soft 8mm framing as visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged home-movie observation of winter weather, with the camera holding on a familiar outdoor space rather than arranging a formal scenic view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include snow-covered ground, evergreen pine trees, bare background trees, low benches or garden seats, small shrubs, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip has a black-and-white 8mm look with pronounced grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, and rounded frame edges that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter establishing insert, seasonal transition, quiet memory beat, or cutaway between family or regional 1930s material.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for domestic outdoor space and winter conditions in a West Virginia setting without making broader claims about local events.
Research note: People are flagged in clip metadata, though no faces are discernible in these stills; copyright, likeness, and any property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm winter home movie, Martinsburg West Virginia snow footage, snow-covered pine trees, and vintage residential yard cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Martinsburg or 1938 material, then broader 1930s winter, snow, trees, or home-garden footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Martinsburg, West Virginia 8mm frame showing snow-covered pines, low benches, shrubs, and bare trees in a quiet winter yard. — Snow rests on evergreen branches, benches, and the open yard.

Snow-covered pines and garden benches appear in a Martinsburg winter yard, framed by soft black-and-white 8mm film edges. — A steady view holds on snow-laden evergreens and garden seating.

Black-and-white 8mm view of a snow-blanketed Martinsburg yard with evergreen plantings, benches, shrubs, and bare winter trees. — The frame widens slightly across the snow-covered garden and trees.

Martinsburg winter yard scene on 8mm film, with snow-covered evergreens, low benches, shrubs, and bare trees in soft focus. — Snow-covered evergreens and benches fill the final winter yard view.

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