New Hampshire-1962: Person Shoveling Snow From a Pitched Roof

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationNew Hampshire, United States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 · New Hampshire, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

winter maintenance
everyday labor
snow accumulation
seasonal routines
building upkeep
home movie observation

Shot type: mixed
Camera: handheld · zoom · Upward view from ground level toward the pitched roof
Setting: outdoor · Snow-covered wooden building with a parking area and evergreen trees
Time and weather: daytime · winter · Clear sky with settled deep snow
Lighting: Strong direct sunlight with deep blue-purple shadows
People: 1 · One apparently adult person in dark winter clothing and a cap shovels snow while standing on the roof; facial details are indistinct.
Vehicles: Rounded green parked car
Objects: Long-handled snow shovel · Pitched roof · Deep roof snow · Wooden siding · Small cupola · Windows · Foreground snowbank · Evergreen trees · Circular wall decoration
Colors: white · deep blue · purple · ochre brown · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A wide view shows a person on the snowy roof above a parked car.
Shoveled snow drops over the eaves.
The closer framing reveals a channel cut into the deep roof snow.
The person bends and positions the shovel for another load.

Person Shoveling Snow From a Pitched Roof — Clip Details

Likely New Hampshire, circa 1962 home movie footage shows a person shoveling deep snow from a low pitched roof above a parked car. A broad view includes the wooden building, a large foreground snowbank and evergreen trees before the camera moves closer. A load of snow spills over the eaves, and the person bends to gather another shovel load. Bright sunlight casts long shadows across the white roof.

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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003946

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 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: New Hampshire, 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: This circa 1962 winter scene suits documentary requests for everyday snow removal and building maintenance in the northeastern United States.
Period detail: The rounded car body and dark winter clothing fit the proposed early 1960s period, although neither supplies a precise date.
Home-movie behavior: The person continues the practical task while the camera operator moves closer to record the shovel work and falling snow.
What appears in frame: The view contains a snow-laden pitched roof, a person with a shovel, wooden siding, a cupola, a parked car, a tall snowbank and evergreens.
Film character: Grain, soft projected detail, saturated blue-purple shadows and slight handheld movement give the sunlit winter scene its archival texture.
Edit role: Use the falling snow as an action insert or the opening wide view as a transition from recreation to everyday winter work.
Historical context: The clip records manual removal of a substantial roof accumulation, adding a practical winter routine to the surrounding ski-trip material.
Research note: Footage copyright is separate from likeness and property permissions; one person and a building are visible, with no clearly identifiable face or readable branding.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for early 1960s roof snow shoveling, small-gauge winter home movies and likely New Hampshire seasonal maintenance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's skiers beside parked station wagons and Wildcat Trail sign, then with likely New Hampshire footage from circa 1962 and other winter chores.

Still Frames From This Clip

Likely New Hampshire, circa 1962: a person works on a snow-covered wooden building's roof above a green car and deep foreground snowbank. — The opening wide view places the roof work above a parked car, with evergreens behind the building.
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Snow spills over a wooden building's eaves beneath a roof worker, likely in New Hampshire, circa 1962. — A shovel load falls over the eaves as the camera begins moving closer.
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A roof worker bends into a cleared channel through deep snow, with a cupola and evergreens behind, likely New Hampshire, circa 1962. — Closer framing shows the depth of snow beside the worker's shovel path.
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Likely New Hampshire, circa 1962: a person positions a shovel across deep roof snow, casting a long shadow in bright sunlight. — The worker leans over the shovel as the shot holds closely on the snowy roof.
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