Washington USA-1940: A Man In Fedora Riding A Speeding Boat On A River

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 Washington

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A Man In Fedora Riding A Speeding Boat On A River — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows a man in a fedora hat riding on a speeding boat across a river. The black-and-white film captures the churning wake and splashing waves behind the vessel, with the man seated and looking out at the water. The grainy, high-contrast image and visible film edges convey authentic archival quality, evoking a sense of mid-century adventure and personal memory. The clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into recreational boating during the 1940s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121491382

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: 1940 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: 1940s Washington home-movie boating footage suited for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing recreational river travel from a personal-film source.
Period detail: The fedora, black-and-white 8mm look, open boat hardware, and metadata-supported 1940 Washington setting place the scene in mid-century recreational boating.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged passenger viewpoint, watching a seated man brace against wind and spray as the boat moves quickly over the river.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a fedora-wearing man, boat railings, wake, splashing water, a crate or box with markings, film gate edges, and high-contrast river texture.
Film character: The footage shows grain, soft focus, exposure fluctuation, frame-edge intrusion, and handheld vibration consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, travel transition, leisure cutaway, or memory beat suggesting motion, wind, and mid-century river recreation.
Historical context: The scene documents private leisure on the water rather than a public event, with emphasis on movement, passenger experience, and the boat wake.
Research note: A person and possible marked box are visible, so likeness and brand review may be needed in addition to separate copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1940s Washington 8mm boat ride, vintage home movie river wake, man in fedora on speedboat, and black-and-white boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1940 footage, then related river, boating, travel, or recreational home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing a fedora-wearing man seen from behind on a boat, with wake and spray filling the background. — A seated passenger in a fedora faces the boat's foamy wake.

The man remains seated on the moving boat in Washington, with a marked box nearby and turbulent river water behind the stern. — The boat cuts through the river while the passenger looks toward the wake.

Motion blur emphasizes the boat's speed as the passenger turns sideways.

A fedora-wearing man sits near the boat rail in the 1940 Washington footage, with wake and textured water visible behind him. — The passenger sits near the rail as the river wake trails behind.

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