Washington USA-1940: Man Has Fun Riding A Motorboat On A Lake On A Beautiful

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

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Man Has Fun Riding A Motorboat On A Lake On A Beautiful — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 showing two men riding a speedboat across a lake. The boat cuts through the water, creating a wake as it moves at speed. The men appear relaxed and engaged in leisure, with one steering. The grainy film quality and dark frame borders are characteristic of amateur 8mm footage from the era. Distant mountains are visible in the background, adding depth to the scenic lakeside setting. The clip captures a moment of mid-century American recreation and nostalgia.

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: 121491519

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: No
Audible music: No

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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: Useful for archive requests needing 1940s Washington home-movie footage of lakeside leisure, motorboating, and mid-century outdoor recreation.
Period detail: The small open motorboat, black-and-white 8mm texture, clothing silhouettes, and scenic lake setting may show casual American recreation around 1940.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged value in the relaxed posture of the riders as one steers and the boat cuts across the lake for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two riders, a low speedboat, lake water, wake spray, dark frame borders, distant shoreline, and mountain shapes.
Film character: The clip carries a grainy black-and-white 8mm look with soft focus, flicker, uneven exposure, and gate-edge darkness typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for stories about leisure, vacation travel, boating, or Pacific Northwest lake life.
Historical context: The scene visually documents recreational motorboating on a scenic Washington lake without supporting claims about a specific event or named location.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from subject rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Washington 8mm home movie speedboat lake footage, vintage motorboat recreation, and black-and-white vacation boating scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Washington 1940 material, then broader 1940s lake recreation and boating home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 1940 Washington 8mm frame showing two riders in a small motorboat moving across calm lake water. — Two riders pass close to the camera in a small motorboat on the lake.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Washington showing two riders in a speedboat, with water spray and a distant lake surface behind them. — The boat gains speed, sending spray outward as the driver steers.

Washington 1940 home-movie frame showing a low motorboat carrying two people, with wake spray spreading across the lake. — A close view catches the motorboat cutting through the water.

Black-and-white Washington lake scene with a small motorboat at distance, circular wake lines, and faint mountain forms in the background. — The boat turns at a distance, leaving curved wake marks on the water.

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