Washington USA-1938: Boats Racing On The Lake

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

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Boats Racing On The Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1938, showing a cloudy day at a lake with two small boats speeding across the water. The grainy black-and-white film captures a dynamic chase or recreational race, with one boat creating a noticeable wake. The scene is framed by the characteristic dark borders of an 8mm film projector, with visible scratches and dust adding to its authentic archival quality. The rolling hills in the background suggest a rural or suburban lakeside setting, evoking a sense of early 20th-century leisure and nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121486914

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest leisure, boating, lake recreation, or rural waterside cutaways in documentary and editorial productions.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm frame, small motorboats, open water, and undeveloped hills may show late-1930s recreational boating in Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a home-movie camera watching distant boats pass across a lake rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two small boats, lake surface, boat wakes, low rolling hills, cloudy sky, and dark projector or film-gate borders.
Film character: Heavy grain, scratches, dust, slight softness, and dark frame divisions give the scanned 8mm footage a strong physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for recreation, travel, waterside leisure, or small-boat movement.
Historical context: The scene suggests outdoor recreation on a rural or suburban lake, with no visible crowds, signage, buildings, or identifiable landmarks in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and location identification should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s Washington lake boating, vintage 8mm speed boats, home movie lake recreation, and small boats racing on water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Washington 1938 lake footage, then broader 1930s boating and outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm home-movie frame showing small boats on a lake with low hills and overcast sky in the background. — Small boats cross the lake, seen through dark 8mm frame borders.

A distant small boat moves across a Washington lake in grainy 1938 black-and-white 8mm footage. — A boat speeds across open water with rolling hills in the distance.

A small motorboat creates a visible wake on a lake, framed by dark 8mm borders and distant hills. — A low boat wake cuts across the lake beneath a cloudy hillside view.

Distant lake boating appears in a 1938 Washington home-movie frame with hills, overcast sky, and visible film wear. — A small boat remains visible on the water as the lake and hills fill the frame.

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