Washington USA-1940: Couple Boating on Calm Lake

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

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Couple Boating on Calm Lake — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Washington USA in 1940 captures a couple enjoying a leisurely boat ride on a calm lake. The man, wearing a fedora and light-colored shirt, operates a small outboard motor while a woman in a plaid shirt sits beside him. They glide through the water surrounded by dense evergreen trees and distant hills, the film showing natural motion and the characteristic grain of 8mm footage. The scene evokes a peaceful, nostalgic mid-century American 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: 121492102

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or education edits needing 1940s Washington home-movie footage of quiet lake recreation and small-boat leisure.
Period detail: The fedora-style hat, plaid shirt, small outboard motor, and 8mm monochrome look may show mid-century outdoor leisure in Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The couple sit calmly in a small motorboat, with the woman occasionally looking toward the camera and the man attending to the motor.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small boat, two adults, an outboard motor, lake water, evergreen shoreline, distant hills, and handheld home-movie framing.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, black frame edges, and contact-print texture that read as original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or scenic cutaway for mid-century recreation, lake travel, or family leisure sequences.
Historical context: The footage offers a small-scale view of outdoor recreation, showing adults boating on a wooded lake rather than a staged public event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos, brands, minors, or private property are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s Washington 8mm boating, vintage home movie lake recreation, couple in motorboat, and evergreen lake footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Washington 1940 lake or outdoor scenes, then broader home-movie recreation and boating material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington 8mm frame of a couple in a small motorboat beside evergreen trees on a lake. — A couple rides in a small motorboat along a wooded lake shoreline.

The couple remains seated in the boat, with the man near the outboard motor and the woman facing toward camera. — The boat glides past the camera with dense trees lining the water behind it.

A closer 8mm view shows the woman in plaid and a hat-wearing man seated in the boat near the lake shore. — The couple passes close to the camera, framed by water and shoreline trees.

The boat moves across open water in Washington, with two adults aboard and hazy hills in the background. — The boat is seen in profile against open water and distant wooded hills.

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