Washington-1964: Mountain Range and Calm Lake Under Cloudy Sky

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Mountain Range and Calm Lake Under Cloudy Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a serene mountain landscape in Washington. The footage shows a calm lake bordered by a gravel shore, with a forested mountain range rising in the background under a cloudy sky. The view shifts slightly, revealing dense evergreen trees and misty peaks, all framed by the dark edges of a window or vehicle. The film exhibits natural grain and soft color tones characteristic of 1960s home movies, evoking a nostalgic, contemplative mood. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content about mid-century American nature.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127382785

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: 1964 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: Washington, 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: 1960s 8mm Washington mountain-and-lake scenery for documentary inserts, travel-history sequences, nature montages, or mid-century home-movie context.
Period detail: The soft color, rounded frame edges, and handheld 8mm look support the 1964 home-movie date, while the view itself shows a largely undeveloped mountain lake setting.
Home-movie behavior: The framing suggests a traveler filming from inside or beside a vehicle, catching a brief personal view of mist, trees, water, and mountain slopes rather than a staged scenic shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lake, gravel or roadside edge, evergreen trees, cloud-covered mountains, snow patches, dark window or film-frame borders, and low mist.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, muted color, soft focus, variable exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as authentic physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet landscape cutaway, road-trip transition, regional establishing insert, or reflective memory beat between home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents a mid-century leisure or travel view of Washington mountain scenery, emphasizing weather, water, forest, and roadside observation over identifiable landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright, location identification, and any property or access concerns separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1964 Washington 8mm mountain lake, vintage home movie misty mountains, Pacific Northwest lake footage, and cloudy evergreen landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1964 Washington travel footage, and then with broader mountain, lake, forest, or road-trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington 8mm view of a calm mountain lake, evergreen slopes, low clouds, and a road or gravel edge framed by dark borders. — A lake and clouded mountain range appear beyond trees and a roadside edge.

1964 Washington mountain view with heavy cloud cover, evergreen silhouettes, and dark frame edges from the home-movie camera position. — Low clouds obscure the mountain while evergreens stand in the foreground.

Misty Washington mountain scenery on 8mm film, with evergreen trees silhouetted against clouds and shadowed slopes. — Evergreen treetops frame a misty mountain view under heavy cloud.

1964 Washington 8mm frame showing a snow-dusted mountain peak partly veiled by clouds over a dark evergreen forest. — A snowy peak briefly emerges through clouds above the forested slope.

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