Washington DC USA-1943: Film Of A Sailboat Regatta With Power Line Towers In The Background

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Year1943
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Film Of A Sailboat Regatta With Power Line Towers In The... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a serene sailboat regatta on calm waters under a deep blue sky. Numerous white-sailed boats glide across the water, with tall power line towers visible in the distant background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight blurriness, and a nostalgic color palette characteristic of mid-20th century amateur film. The camera remains steady, offering a peaceful view of maritime recreation in Washington DC during the 1940s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123137976

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 1719 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1942-1943
Reel-level location note: washington dc,baltimore
Date: 1943 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 Washington, DC-area recreation coverage, especially documentary cutaways of small sailboats, regatta activity, and waterside infrastructure.
Period detail: The footage may show a 1943 amateur view of sailboats on open water, with distant utility towers as the clearest visible period and place-related clue.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from shore or a nearby vessel, holding a quiet home-movie view of leisure boating rather than staged competition coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white sails, calm blue water, a low distant shoreline, utility or power line towers, small boats, blue sky, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, blue color cast, visible grain, slight gate edges, and steady framing that give the clip a mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transitional water scene, recreation cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a 1940s urban or leisure sequence.
Historical context: The scene places small-boat recreation against visible electrical infrastructure, suggesting leisure activity near a developed waterfront without identifying a specific landmark.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location identification, and any underlying archive permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Search matches include 1943 8mm sailboat regatta, Washington DC waterfront home movie, 1940s sailing footage, and power line towers over water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1943 Washington, DC footage, then broader 1940s sailing, waterfront recreation, or utility-infrastructure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing small sailboats on blue water with distant utility towers along the horizon. — Sailboats move across open water beneath distant power line towers.

A soft 8mm frame of a sailboat regatta near Washington, DC, with several white sails and tall utility towers in the distance. — Several white sails cluster near the horizon line with utility towers behind them.

Washington, DC-area 8mm footage frame showing sailboats spread across calm water, with faint power line towers beyond the shoreline. — The regatta continues across the water with utility towers faintly visible beyond the boats.

A wide 1943 home-movie view of sailboats on blue water in Washington, DC, with distant utility towers and a low shoreline. — A wide waterside view holds on sailboats passing beneath the distant tower line.

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