Washington USA-1940: Woman Fishing On Dock And In Boat On Lake

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

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Woman Fishing On Dock And In Boat On Lake — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 shows a woman in a button-up shirt and trousers standing on a wooden dock, handling a large fish. A man in a striped shirt and boots stands nearby, also engaged in fishing. The scene transitions to a small boat on a lake, where two people, including a man in a hat, are seated and navigating through calm waters surrounded by dense forest. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-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: 121492087

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s archival requests about outdoor recreation, fishing, lake travel, and Pacific Northwest home-movie leisure for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The clothing, small open motorboat, wooden dock, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show mid-20th-century lakeside recreation in Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged home-movie value, with people handling a catch on a dock and then sitting casually in a small boat on calm water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman with a large fish, a striped-shirted man in boots, a wooden dock, lake water, a small boat, seated passengers, and dense forest.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, slight handheld framing, and uneven exposure give the clip a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition between scenes about fishing, lake vacations, family travel, or rural recreation.
Historical context: The clip visually documents recreational fishing and boating as a casual lakeside activity, without enough detail to identify the people or exact lake.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious private property appear, and copyright clearance is separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s Washington fishing home movie, 8mm lake boating, woman holding fish on dock, and vintage family recreation may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1940 Washington lake material, then broader fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1940 Washington home-movie footage, a woman stands on a dock with a large fish beside a striped-shirted man near lake water. — Woman displaying a large fish on a wooden dock beside a man in boots.

A woman in button-up shirt and trousers stands on a Washington dock near a hanging fish and fishing gear in black-and-white 8mm footage. — Woman handling the catch on a lakeside dock.

A small open boat carrying seated passengers moves across a forested Washington lake in grainy black-and-white home-movie footage. — Small boat crossing calm water near a wooded shoreline.

Two people, including a hat-wearing man, sit in a small motorboat on a forested Washington lake in 1940 black-and-white 8mm footage. — Two seated passengers in a small boat near the forested shore.

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