Virginia USA-1958: Man on Motorboat at Evening Hour

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationVirginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Virginia

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Man on Motorboat at Evening Hour — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Virginia USA in 1958 shows a man enjoying a leisurely day on a river. The clip opens with the man steering a small motorboat, wearing a light-colored collared shirt, as the boat glides through rippling water. The scene transitions to a darker setting, possibly evening, where the man stands in a dimly lit outdoor area, still in his shirt and suspenders, with faint lights visible in the background. The footage captures authentic mid-century Americana with natural film grain and color shifts typical of 8mm home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120980293

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: 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: 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 1950s Virginia home-movie requests needing brief leisure boating, river recreation, or evening outdoor social atmosphere for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The light collared shirt, suspenders, small motorboat, and 8mm color handling support a late-1950s home-movie setting without identifying a specific site.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves an unstaged family-film view of a man steering a boat and later standing outdoors, with attention on casual recreation rather than formal performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man at a small motorboat controls, rippling river water, a windshield, dark trees, suspenders, a pale shirt, and scattered evening lights.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, exposure shifts, gate edges, and saturated color drift that give the brief scenes a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transition between daytime river leisure and a darker outdoor gathering scene.
Historical context: The images show mid-century personal recreation in Virginia, moving from water travel to an outdoor nighttime setting without enough evidence to identify the occasion.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private interiors are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from personal or property rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Virginia 8mm boating, 1950s home movie river ride, man steering motorboat, and vintage outdoor evening footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1958 Virginia material, and then with home-movie boating, vacation, or outdoor social scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Virginia home-movie frame showing a man in a light shirt seated at a small motorboat as it moves through river water. — Man rides in a small motorboat on a river.

Close 1958 Virginia home-movie view of a man steering or seated at a small motorboat, with the river visible in the background. — Closer view of the man aboard the boat.

Dark 1958 Virginia home-movie frame showing a man in a light shirt and suspenders standing outdoors under trees. — Man stands outdoors in dim evening light.

1958 Virginia home-movie frame of a man in suspenders near a yellow-lit surface, with dark foliage and faint lights behind him. — Man stands near a lit surface outdoors at night.

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