Washington USA-1938: People Speeding In Motorboat Near Mountain Lake On Cloudy

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

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People Speeding In Motorboat Near Mountain Lake On Cloudy — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1938 showing a motorboat speeding across a lake on a cloudy day. The grainy black-and-white film captures a person at the helm, navigating the watercraft with a mountainous shoreline in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics with visible film grain, edge borders, and slight motion blur, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-20th century recreation. The scene conveys a sense of adventure and leisure, with the boat cutting through the water and leaving a wake behind. This archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

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: 121486986

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 (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

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: 1930s Washington home-movie lake recreation footage suited to documentary inserts on leisure boating, travel, or regional outdoor life.
Period detail: The small open motorboat, black-and-white 8mm texture, and rural shoreline may show late-1930s recreational boating without identifiable modern infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged observer quality, watching a boat cross the lake from shore or another nearby vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a motorboat, one or more occupants, lake water, wake, cloudy sky, distant hills, shoreline, and dark frame or scan borders.
Film character: The clip shows pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, motion blur, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for lake travel, outdoor recreation, or family-era boating sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents leisure activity on a mountain lake, suggesting regional outdoor recreation rather than a staged commercial or news event.
Research note: People appear at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no visible brands or private property are identifiable, and copyright status is separate from depicted rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm motorboat lake footage, Washington home movie boating, vintage mountain lake recreation, and cloudy day watercraft scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with Washington or 1938 lake footage, then with broader vintage boating, mountain travel, and outdoor recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing a small motorboat moving across a mountain lake under a cloudy sky. — A small motorboat travels across the lake with low hills behind it.

Soft, blurred 8mm view of lake water and a distant shoreline in Washington, with dark scan borders visible. — The camera catches a blurred view of the lake and far shore.

Motion-blurred 1938 Washington lake view with rippled water, dark shoreline, and cloudy sky on 8mm film. — A soft, fast-moving view of the lake and shoreline fills the frame.

Wide 1938 Washington 8mm lake view with distant hills, cloudy sky, and a small boat near the right side. — A small boat sits near the edge of a broad lake view with hills beyond.

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