Washington USA-1938: People Speeding In Motorboat On The Lake On Cloudy Day

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

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People Speeding In Motorboat On The Lake On Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1938 showing a motorboat speeding across a lake under a cloudy sky. The grainy black-and-white film captures a small motorboat with passengers moving quickly, creating a wake on the water. The shoreline is visible in the background, and the footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including scratches, dust, and a soft focus. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century recreational boating in Washington, USA.

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: 121487010

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 8mm footage for productions needing a brief recreational boating insert from Washington, United States.
Period detail: The small motorboat, open water, distant shoreline, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show late-1930s leisure boating rather than a formal event.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, watching a fast boat pass across the lake from a fixed shoreline or dock position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a motorboat with passengers, lake surface, boat wake, low shoreline, cloudy sky, and dark frame-edge obstructions.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, scratches, uneven exposure, and slight framing instability consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition for recreation, water transport, or lakeside leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday outdoor recreation on a lake, with people using a small motorboat under overcast conditions.
Research note: People are visible but not identifiable in these frames; copyright, likeness, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm motorboat footage, Washington lake recreation, vintage boating home movie, and cloudy day watercraft.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel lake material, then other 1938 Washington footage, then broader vintage boating or outdoor recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing a small motorboat crossing a lake with a distant shoreline and cloudy sky. — A small motorboat moves across open water with shoreline in the background.

1938 Washington frame with a motorboat on a lake, viewed through dark frame-edge obstructions with clouds above the shoreline. — The motorboat passes near the center of the frame, partly obscured by dark film-edge shapes.

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing a motorboat moving quickly across the lake, with wake lines trailing behind it. — A small boat speeds across the water, producing a visible wake.

1938 Washington frame with a closer view of a motorboat and passengers moving across a lake under an overcast sky. — The motorboat crosses the foreground with water spray and wake visible behind it.

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