Washington USA-1940: One Ship Was Riding In The Water

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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One Ship Was Riding In The Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows a small boat navigating calm waters, captured with classic film grain and soft focus. The black-and-white clip features a distant shoreline and a wooden post in the foreground, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera remains steady, observing the vessel's gentle movement across the water's surface, with subtle ripples and reflections enhancing the period atmosphere. This authentic 1940s home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-century leisure and transportation, ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 121491480

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: 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

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 1940s Washington home-movie requests needing a quiet waterfront insert with distant swimmers or bathers and small craft activity.
Period detail: The clip may show a modest shoreline scene in 1940 Washington, with open water, distant structures, and simple wooden posts visible near the camera.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual observer's view of people in the water and a passing boat, recorded without staging or close portraiture.
What appears in frame: Visible details include rippled water, distant swimmers, a low shoreline, a small boat or vessel, wooden posts, and soft horizon detail.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows steady framing, soft focus, visible grain, mild flicker, and exposure falloff at the frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a waterfront cutaway, period transition, travel-memory beat, or establishing insert for leisure near the water.
Historical context: The footage offers a restrained view of everyday waterfront activity, with people and boats seen at a distance rather than as identifiable subjects.
Research note: People are visible at long range, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, music, or clear private property are apparent from the frames.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s Washington waterfront home movie, 8mm swimmers in water, vintage boat on calm water, and black-and-white shoreline footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1940 Washington waterfront clips, then broader 1940s boating, swimming, and shoreline home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing distant people in the water and a soft shoreline across the horizon. — Distant swimmers or bathers appear in calm water near a low shoreline.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of open Washington water with several distant people and shoreline detail. — Several distant figures are visible in the water against a faint shoreline.

1940 Washington waterfront frame with distant people in the water and a small craft or object farther across the surface. — People remain far from the camera as a small craft or object appears beyond them.

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing wooden posts near the camera, open water, and faint shoreline beyond. — Wooden posts frame the foreground while the water and distant shore remain soft in the background.

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