New York-1962: Skier in Blue Tracksuit Waxing Skis at Ski Jump Ramp

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 New York

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Skier in Blue Tracksuit Waxing Skis at Ski Jump Ramp — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1962 captures a skier preparing for a jump at a ski resort in New York. The footage shows a wooden ski jump ramp against a deep blue sky, with an American flag fluttering in the wind. A skier in a blue tracksuit and gray beanie bends over to wax their skis on the snowy ground, meticulously applying wax to the base. The grainy, color-graded film has a nostalgic, authentic feel, with visible film edges and slight motion blur, evoking the era's home movie aesthetic.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 127644844

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1182 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: zoo
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Supports 1960s sports and winter-recreation archive requests needing New York home-movie footage of ski-jump preparation and resort activity.
Period detail: The 8mm color frames show period ski clothing, a wooden ski-jump structure, snow equipment, and an American flag, consistent with the supplied 1962 New York metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, informal observation of a skier handling and preparing skis before a jump rather than a staged athletic demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a ski-jump ramp, blue sky, American flag, skier in blue clothing, gray knit cap, wooden skis, snow surface, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, saturated blue exposure, soft focus shifts, motion blur, and visible contact-frame edges that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief sports insert, winter-transition shot, ski-resort cutaway, or memory beat before a skiing sequence.
Historical context: The footage places recreational skiing within a mid-century home-movie viewpoint, showing preparation and ski-jump infrastructure without identifying a specific resort.
Research note: People and possible branded clothing details are visible, so likeness and trademark review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s 8mm ski jump, New York skier preparing skis, vintage home movie winter sports, and wooden ski ramp footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 New York winter footage, then broader vintage skiing, ski-jump, and resort recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 New York 8mm frame showing a ski-jump ramp structure under blue sky, with an American flag near the platform. — Ski-jump ramp and flag seen from below.

Close 1962 New York home-movie view of a skier in blue clothing handling wooden skis on snow. — Skier bends over skis on the snow.

1962 New York 8mm frame of a skier in a blue outfit and gray cap bending to prepare or clean wooden skis. — Skier prepares wooden skis before activity.

Soft, motion-blurred 1962 New York 8mm close-up of a skier working near a row of wooden skis on snow. — Close-up of hands and skis during preparation.

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