Washington USA-1940: Men Fishing In Rowboat On Choppy Water

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

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Men Fishing In Rowboat On Choppy Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows two men in a small rowboat on choppy water, fishing with rods. Both wear fedoras and dark coats, one handling a fishing rod while the other rows. The grainy black-and-white film captures the texture of the water and the men's focused expressions. The final frame shifts to a distant landscape view, suggesting travel or a change in scene. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & 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: 121491818

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

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: 1940s Washington home-movie footage suited to editorial requests for outdoor recreation, small-boat fishing, and regional travel atmosphere.
Period detail: The men's brimmed hats, dark coats, wooden rowboat, and 8mm home-movie framing may show mid-20th-century leisure clothing and vacation filming habits.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged fishing moment from a nearby observer's viewpoint, with one man handling a rod while another sits or rows on choppy water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, a small rowboat, fishing rods, rippled water, fedora-style hats, dark coats, and a distant wooded landscape.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a fishing insert, outdoor leisure cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition from activity on water to regional landscape.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational fishing and scenic travel in Washington without identifying the body of water, town, or specific event.
Research note: People are visible and likely identifiable only in limited detail, so likeness review may still be needed apart from copyright or source-format questions.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1940s Washington 8mm fishing, men in rowboat home movie, vintage lake recreation, and Pacific Northwest travel landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1940 footage, then broader vintage fishing, boating, and lake-travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing two men in dark coats and brimmed hats fishing from a small rowboat on choppy water. — Two men fish from a small rowboat on rippled water.

A seated man in a brimmed hat and coat holds a fishing rod in a small boat on Washington water in this 1940 home-movie frame. — A seated fisherman handles his rod from the rowboat.

Soft color 8mm view of a wooded Washington landscape with hills, water, and foreground trees, likely from the same 1940 travel reel. — A distant landscape view shows hills, trees, and water.

Grainy home-movie frame from Washington showing foreground trees, distant hills, and a body of water under a pale sky. — Foreground trees frame a distant water-and-hill landscape.

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