Washington USA-1940: Scenic View Of The Lake

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

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Scenic View Of The Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1940, capturing a scenic lake view from a moving boat. The clip shows a calm body of water with a tree-lined shore and distant hills under an overcast sky. The image is framed by dark borders, with visible film grain, scratches, and slight blurriness typical of 8mm film. The perspective shifts subtly, suggesting gentle motion across the water. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse of a peaceful summer day in Washington, USA, with natural scenery and a classic mid-century film aesthetic.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121491911

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s Washington 8mm lake scenery for documentary or educational sequences needing a quiet water-and-forest establishing view.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century home-movie travel footage, with no visible buildings, vehicles, clothing, or landmarks to further date the scene beyond the supplied 1940 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the lake from a moving boat, giving the scene an unstaged visitor viewpoint rather than a composed scenic shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open lake water, wooded shoreline, low hills, overcast sky, dark film-frame borders, and surface movement on the water.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, scratches, gate edges, and slight handheld drift give the clip a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief establishing insert, reflective transition, travel cutaway, or quiet memory beat between more specific home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The footage presents a recreational view of a Washington lake landscape, emphasizing natural scenery rather than identifiable social activity or built environment.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and location identification should be checked separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Researchers might find this under 1940s Washington 8mm lake footage, home movie boat view, wooded shoreline, or vintage scenic water landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other scenes from the same reel, then with Washington 1940 lake or travel footage, then with broader 1940s nature and boating views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing lake water, distant tree-lined shore, low hills, and dark film-frame edges. — Lake surface and wooded shoreline seen from a moving viewpoint.

1940 Washington 8mm frame with open lake water, tree-covered shoreline, low hills, pale sky, and visible film wear. — Tree-lined shore and low hills across the lake.

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing a soft, slightly blurred lake view with forested hills and physical film marks. — Soft lake view with forested hills in the distance.

1940 Washington 8mm frame showing open water, a distant wooded shoreline, pale sky, and a dark vertical film edge. — Open water and distant tree line framed by the film gate.

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