Mississippi River USA-1972: Paddlewheel Riverboat On Blue Water Near Shore

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationMississippi River, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Paddlewheel Riverboat On Blue Water Near Shore — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a classic paddlewheel riverboat cruising along the Mississippi River. The white steamboat, adorned with an American flag, moves steadily across the blue water, leaving a gentle wake. Lush green trees line the distant shore under a partly cloudy sky. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-20th century river travel and Americana.

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: 124349119

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Mississippi River, 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: 1970s 8mm river travel footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing a brief Mississippi River paddlewheel boat cutaway.
Period detail: The white multi-deck riverboat, small American flag, saturated color, and handheld 8mm framing support the supplied 1972 home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from another moving vessel or shoreline position, watching the riverboat pass across open water without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white paddlewheel-style riverboat, blue river water, wooded far shore, cloudy sky, wake, film gate edges, and split contact-sheet framing.
Film character: The footage shows dense blue color, soft 8mm detail, light grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld drift that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, travel transition, river cutaway, or Americana memory beat between broader Mississippi River scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects leisure or sightseeing river traffic on a broad U.S. river, with no visible passengers, signage, or identifiable landmarks in these frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any vessel-identification concerns for their use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 8mm Mississippi River boat, vintage paddlewheel riverboat, home movie river travel, and 1970s Americana waterway footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1972 Mississippi River material, then broader vintage riverboat or U.S. waterway travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm Mississippi River view of a white paddlewheel-style riverboat moving across blue water near a wooded shore. — A white riverboat passes across blue river water with trees and clouds in the distance.

1972 8mm Mississippi River frame showing the riverboat partly cropped at left as it moves past blue water and green shoreline. — The riverboat moves toward the edge of frame, leaving open water and a wooded bank behind.

1972 8mm Mississippi River view with the riverboat nearly exiting frame, leaving rippled blue water and a green far bank. — Only part of the riverboat remains visible as the camera holds on the river and shoreline.

1972 8mm Mississippi River frame with the riverboat almost out of view, emphasizing open water, distant trees, and cloudy sky. — The riverboat slips out of frame, leaving a wide view of blue river water and the far shore.

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