Washington USA-1938: Dog Riding in Speeding Motorboat

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Dog Riding in Speeding Motorboat — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1938 in Washington USA, showing a small motorized boat speeding across a calm body of water. A dog is visible in the boat, appearing to ride along as it moves quickly. The scene is framed by the characteristic dark borders of old film, with visible grain, scratches, and slight motion blur. The background features a distant, rolling hill under an overcast sky, creating a nostalgic, candid moment of early 20th-century recreation. The footage captures a spontaneous, joyful scene of a pet enjoying a fast ride on the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121486759

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: 1938 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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Washington home-movie requests needing a brief recreational boating insert with an animal passenger on open water.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, monochrome scan, small motorized craft, and undeveloped shoreline support a late-1930s home-movie reading without identifying a specific site.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows a fast-moving boat from a distant shore or nearby vantage point, preserving an unstaged family-recreation moment rather than a formal portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small boat, possible dog or occupant shape, calm water, rolling shoreline hills, overcast sky, dark film borders, and vertical scratches.
Film character: The clip has strong 8mm texture with gate edges, grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and motion blur that emphasize its original home-movie source.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick cutaway, transition, or memory beat for vintage leisure, boating, pets, or waterside recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows recreational motorboating on a quiet body of water in Washington, reflecting everyday outdoor leisure captured by an amateur filmmaker.
Research note: People or an operator may be present but faces are not readable; review likeness, copyright, and location context separately before publication.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Washington 8mm home movie, dog in boat, vintage motorboat on water, and 1930s recreational boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Washington waterfront footage, then broader pet, boating, and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing a small boat speeding across water with distant hills and heavy film gate edges. — A small boat crosses a calm body of water beneath low hills.

Small fast-moving boat appears far across the water in this 1938 Washington home-movie frame. — The boat appears farther along the shoreline against the pale water.

A small boat, possibly carrying a dog or small occupant, passes through a soft 8mm view of Washington water and hills. — A low boat moves near the foreground with hills rising behind the water.

Final 1938 Washington frame with a tiny boat on calm water, distant hills, and visible 8mm wear. — The small boat continues across the frame below a broad hillside.

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