Skip to content
Stockfilm logo
Search
Home / Clips / ...
Full catalog export
Skip to content
Stockfilm logo
Search
Home/Browse/New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Motorboat Speeding Across Water with Choppy Waves

New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Motorboat Speeding Across Water with Choppy Waves

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1958
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1958 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Boards
Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Explore this year and place

Compare featured footage, popular clips and the full collection.

Same year and place1958 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesExplore footage →Across the archiveFilmed in 1958Explore the year →Across the yearsNew Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesExplore the place →

Motorboat Speeding Across Water with Choppy Waves — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1958 in New Orleans, Louisiana, showing a small motorboat speeding across a lake or river. The clip captures a shaky, first-person perspective from a moving vessel, with choppy water and a tree-lined shore visible in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural wear, including dust and scratches, enhancing its authentic retro feel. A person is seen aboard the boat, navigating through windy conditions under a cloudy sky. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century recreational boating and is ideal for historical, editorial, or nostalgic content.

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
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
120978635

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
1958 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 Orleans, Louisiana, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation RecordRequest source information

Topics & Keywords

  • boating
  • fast
  • speeding
  • windy
  • fun
  • water
  • sport
  • shaky
  • quick
  • interesting
  • driving
  • speed
  • boat
  • checking
  • vessels
  • nature
  • new orleans louisiana USA
  • 1958
  • 1958 boating footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • New Orleans Louisiana
  • speedboat on water
  • retro home movie
  • 1950s boating
  • archival footage
  • shaky camera
  • Super 8 film
  • vintage water footage
  • classic boat ride
  • 1950s recreation
  • nostalgic travel
  • historic film
  • 8mm footage
  • outdoor adventure
  • American leisure
  • old film
  • documentary footage
  • vintage Americana

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s 8mm boating footage for editors needing mid-century leisure travel, water recreation, or shaky home-movie inserts from New Orleans-area waterways.
Period detail
The small cabin motorboat, casual lake setting, and soft color 8mm rendering may show late-1950s recreational boating rather than a formal race scene.
Home-movie behavior
The footage has the value of a passenger-shot home movie, watching shoreline and another boat from an unstable position on the water.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include choppy open water, a tree-lined shore, cloudy sky, a small cabin motorboat, a seated person aboard, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character
The clip carries faded color, soft focus, gate edges, dust marks, scratches, and handheld shake typical of scanned small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, memory beat, or water-travel insert in a sequence about mid-century recreation or Louisiana leisure.
Historical context
The scene suggests informal recreational boating on a broad lake or river, with a low shoreline and open water rather than an identifiable civic landmark.
Research note
People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no readable brands or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match
Useful searches might include 1958 8mm New Orleans boating, vintage home movie lake motorboat, mid-century water recreation, and shaky boat footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1958 New Orleans material, then broader 1950s boating, lakeshore, and home-movie travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 New Orleans-area 8mm frame showing open water and a distant tree-lined shoreline under cloudy light.

Open water and a distant green shoreline appear through soft, faded 8mm exposure.

License this still · $49
Soft 8mm view of a broad New Orleans-area waterway with shoreline trees and cloudy sky in the distance.

The camera looks across rippled water toward a low, wooded shoreline.

License this still · $49
1958 home-movie frame of a small cabin motorboat on New Orleans-area water, with a person visible aboard at a distance.

A small motorboat passes across the frame, softened by shake, grain, and distance.

License this still · $49
New Orleans-area 1958 8mm frame showing a small motorboat with a person aboard against rippled water and distant shore.

The boat sits low against the waterline, with a person aboard and a dark wooded horizon beyond.

License this still · $49

Visually Similar Clips

Explore related collections

Browse the same year and place, explore the decade, or compare the location in another year.

1958 New Orleans Louisiana collection
Same year and place

1958 New Orleans Louisiana

Browse collection →
1958 United States collection
Same year, broader location

1958 United States

Browse collection →
1950s collection collection
Same decade

1950s collection

Browse collection →
1949 New Orleans Louisiana collection
Same place, another year

1949 New Orleans Louisiana

Browse collection →
← Previous in archiveNew Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Boat on River Among Cypress TreesNext in archive →New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Fishing Boat and Rustic Shack on Bayou
Stockfilm logo

Real 8mm and Super 8 home movies restored for documentary, agency, museum, and production work. Preserving family film since 2015, and built to stay online for the next hundred years.

Explore

  • Browse
  • Still Images
  • Project footage
  • Curated Collections
  • Top 100 Clips
  • Comedies
  • By Decade
  • Archive Index

By Decade

  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s

License

  • Licensing Guide
  • Marketplaces
  • Compare Sources
  • Request Footage
  • AI Training Data
  • FAQ

Create

  • AI Clip Analyzer
  • Rough Cut Builder
  • Footage Brief
  • Can You Show It?
  • Project Boards
  • Filmmaker Tools
  • Documentary Grant

For Professionals

  • For Archival Producers
  • APA Member Benefit
  • Archive Integrity
  • Visual Memory Index
  • Archive Methodology
  • Licensing Guide
  • Submit a Production Brief
  • Contact Stockfilm

Learn

  • TimeFly: A Fly Brain Watches 1963
  • Blog
  • Visual Memory Index
  • AI Restoration Research
  • Case Studies
  • Resources & Guides
  • How We Preserve

About

  • About Us
  • Speaking & Interviews
  • Press Kit
  • For Librarians
  • The 100-Year Commitment
  • Partner Program
  • Contact
  • Careers

Follow

FacebookXLinkedInYouTube
© 2026 Stockfilm, 2823 Callan Ct, Broomfield, Colorado 80023, USAFor AI AgentsDigital DeliveryReturns & RefundsPrivacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsCompliance

Same year and place

In the collection: 1958 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

129 clips from this year and place. A sample of the footage:

Browse this collection →
New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Traveling Along Coast with Ocean View

New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Traveling Along Coast with Ocean View

Filmed 1958$149 · Commercial
New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Boat Navigating Swampy Lake with Dead Trees

New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Boat Navigating Swampy Lake with Dead Trees

Filmed 1958$149 · Commercial
New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Dense Forest Canopy from Above

New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Dense Forest Canopy from Above

Filmed 1958$149 · Commercial
New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Weathered Stone Mausoleum with Gothic Details

New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Weathered Stone Mausoleum with Gothic Details

Filmed 1958$149 · Editorial only
New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Boys on Bikes and Family in Driveway

New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Boys on Bikes and Family in Driveway

Filmed 1958$149 · Editorial only
New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Tree in Front of Gated Tomb

New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Tree in Front of Gated Tomb

Filmed 1958$149 · Commercial

Discover Related Footage

Same Location, Different Era

More from United States across other decades

Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: Man Floating in Lake with Orange Life Jacket
Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: Man Floating in Lake with Orange Life Jacket1961 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States$149 · Editorial only
Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: Water Skier Rising from Lake
Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: Water Skier Rising from Lake1961 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States$149 · Commercial
Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: Person Water Skiing in Orange Life Vest
Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: Person Water Skiing in Orange Life Vest1961 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States$149 · Commercial
Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: Person Water Skiing on Calm Lake
Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: Person Water Skiing on Calm Lake1961 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States$149 · Commercial

Same Era, Different Location

1950s footage from around the world

Puerto Rico-1959: Woman Riding Roller Coaster
Puerto Rico-1959: Woman Riding Roller Coaster1959 · Puerto Rico$149 · Editorial only
Puerto Rico-1959: Six People Riding Small Rollercoaster at Parque Colon
Puerto Rico-1959: Six People Riding Small Rollercoaster at Parque Colon1959 · Puerto Rico$149 · Editorial only
Puerto Rico-1959: Children Riding Train Attraction at Parque Colon
Puerto Rico-1959: Children Riding Train Attraction at Parque Colon1959 · Puerto Rico$149 · Editorial only
Puerto Rico-1959: Family Riding Amusement Park Ride
Puerto Rico-1959: Family Riding Amusement Park Ride1959 · Puerto Rico$149 · Editorial only

Most Similar Clips

1950s footage also from United States

Hicksville New York-1955: Girl Playing with Slinky Toy on Steps in Sun
Hicksville New York-1955: Girl Playing with Slinky Toy on Steps in Sun1955 · Hicksville, New York, United States$149 · Editorial only
Catskill New York-1957: Budweiser Clydesdales Pulling Fire Wagon in Catskill
Catskill New York-1957: Budweiser Clydesdales Pulling Fire Wagon in Catskill1957 · Catskill, New York, United States$149 · Editorial only
Nevada USA-1959: VW Bus at Desert Inn Motel on Nevada Road
Nevada USA-1959: VW Bus at Desert Inn Motel on Nevada Road1959 · Nevada, United States$149 · Editorial only
Saint Louis Missouri-1959: Man in Dark Suit Sitting on Striped Couch
Saint Louis Missouri-1959: Man in Dark Suit Sitting on Striped Couch1959 · Saint Louis, Missouri, United States$149 · Editorial only

You May Also Like

Clips with similar subjects and themes

Memphis Tennessee USA-1963: Neon Sign for the Village Inn, Memphis
Memphis Tennessee USA-1963: Neon Sign for the Village Inn, Memphis1963 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States$149 · Editorial only
Atlanta Georgia USA-1975: Family and Children Dancing at Picnic
Atlanta Georgia USA-1975: Family and Children Dancing at Picnic1975 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States$149 · Editorial only
Ohio USA-1966: High School Basketball Game
Ohio USA-1966: High School Basketball Game1966 · Ohio, United States$149 · Editorial only
Hong Kong-1982: Downtown Traffic with Buses and Trams
Hong Kong-1982: Downtown Traffic with Buses and Trams1982 · Hong Kong$149 · Commercial