Washington USA-1938: Boat Being Dragged By The Current On A Scary Day

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

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Boat Being Dragged By The Current On A Scary Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1938, captured from a moving vehicle or boat. The grainy black-and-white clip shows a turbulent river with a small boat struggling against a strong current. Trees line the distant shore, blurred by motion and the film's inherent instability. The image is marked by classic 8mm film artifacts—scratches, dust, and uneven exposure—creating a raw, authentic archival feel. The scene conveys a sense of urgency and natural force, with the boat appearing to be dragged downstream under overcast skies.

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: 121487072

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

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: Useful for 1930s Washington archival requests needing turbulent river, small boat, and stormy home-movie travel footage for documentary or editorial context.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look and metadata support a 1938 Washington setting, while the visible scene itself shows an open river, distant tree line, and overcast sky.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged home-movie perspective from a moving position, watching a small boat on rough water with motion blur and unstable framing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad river, small boat, choppy wake, distant wooded shore, low cloudy sky, heavy frame edges, and film scratches.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, scratches, uneven exposure, and gate-like borders give the footage a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, weather transition, river danger insert, or memory beat suggesting travel under difficult conditions.
Historical context: The footage may show recreational or transport activity on a Washington river, but no specific waterway, event, or vessel identity is confirmed in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location identification, and any vessel-specific claims should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1938 Washington 8mm river boat, vintage home movie rough water, and black-and-white small boat current may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Washington river footage, then broader 1930s stormy water or small-boat material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing a small boat on rough river water, with distant trees and dark film borders. — A small boat crosses choppy river water below a blurred wooded shoreline.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Washington showing a small boat leaving a wake on a turbulent river under cloudy sky. — The boat appears low in the frame as it moves across rough water near the far shore.

Motion-blurred 1938 Washington river frame with a small boat on choppy water and a dark wooded bank in the distance. — Motion blur emphasizes the rough water and unstable home-movie viewpoint.

Washington 8mm home-movie frame showing a small blurred boat against a wide river and dark tree line under gray sky. — A small boat is barely resolved against the wide river and distant shore.

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