Washington USA-1938: Speed Boat on Calm Water

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

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Speed Boat on Calm Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1938 showing a speed boat cruise on a calm body of water in Washington, USA. The grainy black and white film captures a distant shoreline with rolling hills under an overcast sky. The view is framed by the dark edges of a film projector or viewer, with visible scratches and dust typical of old 8mm film. The camera appears to be moving, possibly from a boat, creating a sense of motion and nostalgia. This authentic archival footage offers a glimpse into mid-20th century leisure activities and transportation.

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: 121487053

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 (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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Washington water-travel or leisure sequences needing brief archival home-movie atmosphere without visible people.
Period detail: The 8mm black-and-white texture and metadata support a 1938 home-movie view of a boat cruise on calm water in Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged passenger viewpoint, with the camera looking past dark framing edges toward water and shoreline during motion.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm water, distant low hills, overcast sky, dark frame edges, soft shoreline bands, film grain, dust, and scratches.
Film character: The footage shows dense black-and-white grain, soft exposure, gate-like framing, vertical scratches, and slight motion blur from a moving camera.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for travel, boating, coastal movement, or 1930s leisure context.
Historical context: The view suggests recreational or transport movement by boat, but no vessel, passengers, landmark, or specific waterway is identifiable in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable property marks are visible, though copyright status and location identification should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Washington 8mm boat cruise, black-and-white home movie water, distant shoreline, and vintage travel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel water shots, then Washington 1938 material, then broader 1930s boating, shoreline, and travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing calm water, a low distant shore, and dark gate-like borders from the filmed viewpoint. — Calm water and low shoreline framed by dark edges during the boat cruise.

Black-and-white 8mm view from the Washington boat cruise, with water, a low shore band, cloudy sky, and dark frame edges. — Distant shore and cloudy sky appear beyond the waterline.

1938 Washington home-movie frame with blurred water, a darker shoreline strip, and visible film wear from a moving boat viewpoint. — Motion-softened water and shoreline pass through the frame.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from the Washington cruise, showing water, a distant shore, cloudy sky, and a dark central frame edge. — A dark frame edge divides the view of water and low shoreline.

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