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Clear Lake California-1939: People On The Beach Watch The Boat Sailing Across

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationClear Lake, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 California

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People On The Beach Watch The Boat Sailing Across — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment at Clear Lake, California. Two figures in swimwear stand on the shore, watching a small sailboat glide across the calm water under a hazy sky. The grainy black-and-white footage, with its characteristic film grain and soft focus, evokes a nostalgic summer day. The camera remains steady, framing the distant sailboat against the horizon as the figures observe the scene, embodying a timeless moment of leisure and reflection from the late 1930s.

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
124761526

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.

Minors are visible. A sensitive-use review is required before commercial use.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
may
Reel-level year note
1939
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1939 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
Clear Lake, California, 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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Topics & Keywords

  • distance
  • boat
  • sailing
  • water
  • beach
  • people
  • watching
  • watch
  • CLEAR lake california
  • 1939
  • 1939 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • sailing boat on lake
  • people watching boat
  • 1930s beach scene
  • archival black and white film
  • classic home movie
  • nostalgic summer footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage 1939 footage
  • lake shore scene
  • sailboat in distance
  • old film footage
  • 1930s leisure activity
  • retro film clip
  • historic 8mm
  • vintage 1939
  • archival footage
  • 1939 California

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