Paris France-1947: Motorboat with Crew on Choppy Water, Paris

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationParis, France
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Paris France

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Motorboat with Crew on Choppy Water, Paris — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a small motorboat gliding across choppy water, likely in Paris, France. The black-and-white footage shows a crew of people aboard the vessel, with one individual visible in the cabin. The boat moves steadily, leaving a wake behind, viewed through a slightly obscured frame that suggests a handheld camera. The grainy texture and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering a glimpse into mid-century transportation and leisure on the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123119696

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: 1947 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: Paris, France 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: Useful for 1940s European river or canal transport sequences needing brief archival home-movie coverage of a small motorboat in motion.
Period detail: The small cabin motorboat, monochrome 8mm texture, and 1947 metadata may show postwar leisure or work travel on Paris-area water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a candid observer viewpoint, watching the boat pass rather than staging the people aboard for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small motorboat, cabin windows, covered stern area, several people aboard, choppy water, wake, and dark frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, and gate-edge shadowing give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century travel, river life, or urban waterfront atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday movement on the water, with a modest vessel carrying people past the camera in archival home-movie style.
Research note: People are visible but not individually identifiable here; likeness review may still be needed, separate from copyright or location clearance.
Research search match: Searches such as 1947 Paris boat footage, 1940s 8mm motorboat on water, vintage French river travel, or home movie boat passing may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Paris or 1947 water scenes, then broader 1940s boat, travel, and river-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A small motorboat passes across the water in 1947 archival 8mm footage, with people faintly visible aboard and dark gate edges framing the view. — Small motorboat passing across choppy water, viewed through dark film-frame edges.

Profile view of the motorboat with cabin and covered rear section.

A closer side view shows the small motorboat moving past the camera, with a person near the bow area and the cabin visible against rippled water. — Closer side view of the passing motorboat on rippled water.

The cabin motorboat continues across frame, with people visible in shadowed areas aboard and a foamy wake trailing along the hull. — Cabin motorboat continuing past with wake along the hull.

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