Washington USA-1938: Old Footage Boats Playing Around On Unknown Lake Black And White

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

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Old Footage Boats Playing Around On Unknown Lake Black... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1938 in Washington USA, captured in black and white with authentic film grain and scratches. The clip shows a small motorboat moving across a calm lake, viewed through a window frame. Trees line the shoreline, and a distant house is visible. The camera appears to be handheld, creating a slightly shaky, nostalgic perspective. The grainy texture and motion blur reflect the era's amateur filmmaking style, offering authentic archival material for historical or nostalgic projects.

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: 121487066

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: Supports 1930s Washington home-movie requests needing lake recreation, small motorboat activity, and amateur boating atmosphere for documentary or educational use.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, small open motorboat, wooded shoreline, and simple lakeside setting may show late-1930s recreational boating in Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, with the camera watching a boat pass across the lake from behind a dark window or frame edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippled lake water, a small motorboat, distant tree-lined shoreline, low hills, cloudy sky, dark frame borders, and heavy motion blur.
Film character: The footage carries strong 8mm texture through grain, scratches, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld shake, and blurred motion across the water and trees.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, transition, or period recreation insert for lakeside leisure and amateur travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday outdoor recreation on a lake, showing small-boat use and wooded waterfront surroundings without identifiable landmarks.
Research note: People appear only as small, indistinct boat occupants, so likeness review is prudent; copyright, location, and property clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s Washington 8mm lake boating, black-and-white home movie motorboat, vintage family lake recreation, and wooded shoreline footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Washington or 1938 home movies, then with broader lake recreation, boating, and travel-home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing a small boat on rippled lake water, partly obscured by dark film or window framing. — A small boat moves across a lake beneath a distant wooded shoreline.

Small motorboat crosses a Washington lake in soft black-and-white 8mm footage, with trees and low shoreline in the background. — A small motorboat passes near the far side of the frame on a wooded lake.

Motion-blurred 8mm view of lakeside trees and a small boat near the right edge, consistent with 1938 Washington home-movie footage. — The camera pans past shoreline trees as a small boat remains near the edge of view.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of a small motorboat on a Washington lake, with low hills, scattered trees, and cloudy sky beyond. — A small motorboat travels across open lake water with low hills in the background.

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