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Martinsburg West Virginia-1938: People Playing with Snowballs in Winter

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

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People Playing with Snowballs in Winter — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a snowy winter day in Martinsburg, West Virginia. A young child in a dark coat and hat stands in the snow, holding a snowball, while later frames show three figures, including an adult in a long coat and hat, playing in the snow. The grainy black-and-white footage shows snow-covered ground and bare trees, with visible film grain and edge borders characteristic of Super 8 home movies. The scene evokes nostalgia and everyday winter recreation from the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
ExteriorBlack & white
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
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127266586

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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.

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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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Topics & Keywords

  • people
  • recreation
  • outdoors
  • weather
  • objects
  • three
  • stand
  • steps
  • throwing
  • snowballs
  • clear
  • winter
  • day
  • martinsburg west virginia
  • 1938
  • 1938 winter footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • snowball fight
  • family winter recreation
  • 1930s home movie
  • black and white film
  • snowy landscape
  • children playing in snow
  • vintage winter scene
  • historical home movie
  • 8mm home movie
  • winter nostalgia
  • old film footage
  • archival winter clip
  • classic 1930s footage
  • snowy day 1938
  • vintage family footage
  • retro winter scene
  • 1930s Americana

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