New Zealand-1982: Steam Boat Earnslaw With Smoke and Flag at Lake

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationNew Zealand
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 New Zealand

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Steam Boat Earnslaw With Smoke and Flag at Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1982 captures the steamboat Earnslaw docked at a lakeside town in New Zealand. The white paddle steamer emits thick black smoke from its red-and-black funnel as passengers gather on deck. The vessel's name 'Earnslaw' and destination 'Dunedin' are clearly visible on the hull. A flag flutters atop the mast against a cloudy sky, with forested hills and a lakeside village in the background. The film shows natural grain and slight color fading characteristic of home movie footage from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 122842611

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: Yes
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: 1982 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: New Zealand 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: Supports 1980s New Zealand transport, tourism, lake travel, or heritage steamer sequences for documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The 8mm footage shows a white paddle steamer, visible hull lettering, casual passengers, and soft faded color consistent with early 1980s home-movie material.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the vessel from a visitor viewpoint, lingering on smoke, signage, flag details, and the lakefront setting rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Earnslaw steamer, black funnel smoke, lake water, forested hills, lakeside buildings, deck passengers, hull lettering, and a mast flag.
Film character: Natural grain, slight color fading, soft focus, and handheld framing give the clip a scanned 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, travel transition, transport cutaway, or memory beat within a New Zealand or heritage tourism sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually situates lake passenger travel within a scenic New Zealand town setting, with visitors gathered around a working steam vessel.
Research note: People and vessel markings are visible, so copyright, likeness, and trademark or vessel-name considerations should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1982 New Zealand 8mm steamboat footage, Lake Earnslaw home movie, vintage paddle steamer, smoke stack, and tourist boat scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1982 New Zealand lake or town footage, then broader archival transport and tourism material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1982 New Zealand 8mm frame showing the Earnslaw steamer near shore, with black smoke, lake water, hills, buildings, and passengers on deck. — Earnslaw steamer at the lakefront with smoke rising behind a lakeside settlement.

Close 1982 New Zealand 8mm view of the vessel stern, with Earnslaw and Dunedin lettering, windows, lake water, and a mountain backdrop. — Close stern view with the vessel name Earnslaw and Dunedin lettering on the hull.

1982 New Zealand 8mm frame looking up at the steamer upper deck, with a flag, mast, cabin windows, and soft lake and hill background. — Upper deck detail with flags and cabin windows filmed from a close visitor angle.

1982 New Zealand 8mm frame showing a flag and mast above the steamer, with rigging lines silhouetted against a cloudy sky. — Flag and mast detail above the steamer against a clouded sky.

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