Martinsburg West Virginia-1938: Three People Standing On Snow Covered Road On A Winter Day

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

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Three People Standing On Snow Covered Road On A Winter Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures three people on a snow-covered road in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Two individuals are bent over, possibly clearing snow or inspecting the ground, while a third stands upright in a long coat and hat, observing. The scene unfolds in a quiet, wooded winter landscape with snow-laden trees and bare branches. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and soft focus, with a dark vignette framing the image. The subjects wear heavy winter clothing, suggesting cold weather. The camera remains mostly static, capturing a candid moment of daily life in a snowy rural setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127266610

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s documentary or educational edits needing winter home-movie footage of people on a snowy rural road in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Period detail: The long coats, hats, 8mm look, and quiet snow-covered roadway support a late-1930s home-movie setting, with no visible landmarks to further identify the place.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves an unstaged winter moment as people pause, bend toward the snow, and stand together on a quiet road.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three bundled people, a snow-covered road, bare trees, snow-laden shrubs, dark frame edges, and long shadows across the ground.
Film character: The clip has dense black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a dark gate vignette that give it strong physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter insert, rural-life cutaway, seasonal transition, or reflective memory beat in a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for everyday outdoor winter activity in a wooded residential or rural area, without identifiable public events or institutions.
Research note: People are visible but not identifiable in detail; copyright, likeness, and any location-related permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm home movie snow road, Martinsburg West Virginia winter footage, and 1930s people outdoors in snow.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Martinsburg or 1938 material, then broader 1930s winter home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three people in winter coats stand or bend on a snowy road in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1938 home-movie footage. — Three bundled figures pause on a snow-covered road beneath snow-laden branches.

A soft-focus 1938 Martinsburg frame shows a bundled person standing on a snow-covered road in a wooded winter setting. — A single bundled figure appears in soft focus on the snowy road.

A person in a dark winter coat stands on a snow-covered road in the 1938 Martinsburg home-movie scene. — A bundled figure stands alone on the snow-covered road.

A bundled person stands near the center of a snowy Martinsburg road, with bare branches and snow-covered shrubs around them. — The figure remains on the road as shadows cross the snow.

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