Washington USA-1940: Two Men Riding In A Small Motorboat On A River

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

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Two Men Riding In A Small Motorboat On A River — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows two men in a small motorboat navigating a river. The men, wearing hats and period clothing, are seen riding the boat as it cuts through the water, creating a wake. In the background, a rocky shoreline is visible with a classic car parked on the bank. The footage has a distinct grainy texture and soft focus typical of 8mm home movies from the era, captured through a viewfinder frame. The scene evokes a sense of mid-20th century Americana and outdoor leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121491804

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: Useful for 1940s Washington home-movie requests needing river leisure, small motorboat travel, or period outdoor recreation as documentary insert material.
Period detail: The hats, small open motorboat, rocky riverbank, and distant parked car may show everyday outdoor leisure in the Washington area around 1940.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as two men ride past the camera in a small motorboat, with the framing following their movement across the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in hats, a small motorboat, rippling river water, white wake, rocky shoreline, and a distant parked car.
Film character: The 8mm footage carries soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, transition, or establishing insert for mid-century recreation and river travel.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests informal motorboat recreation on a river, with period clothing and an automobile on shore giving everyday social context.
Research note: People are visible but not identifiable in detail, so likeness review may still be needed separate from copyright and any location or property assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Washington 8mm river motorboat footage, vintage home movie boating, men in small boat, and mid-century outdoor leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1940 material, then related river, boating, shoreline, or outdoor leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1940 Washington home-movie footage, two men ride a small motorboat on a river with a parked car visible on the far bank. — Two men pass across the river in a small motorboat, with a rocky bank and parked car behind them.

Two men in hats ride a small motorboat through a Washington river scene, leaving a pale wake below a rocky shoreline. — The motorboat moves through the river, throwing a wake as the two men sit low in the craft.

A closer, motion-blurred 1940 Washington frame shows two men in hats seated in a small motorboat as it crosses the water. — The boat passes closer to the camera, with the men and hull softened by motion blur.

Near the end of the Washington river shot, the motorboat moves partly out of frame while wake spreads across the water. — The motorboat nears the frame edge, leaving a bright wake over the rippled river surface.

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