Clear Lake California-1939: Couple Fishing on Boat

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

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Couple Fishing on Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene moment at Clear Lake, California. Two individuals, a man in a wide-brimmed hat and a woman with styled hair, sit together on a boat, engaged in conversation. The man holds a fishing rod, suggesting a leisurely fishing trip. The black-and-white footage, with its characteristic grain and soft focus, evokes a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere. The couple appears relaxed and happy, sharing a quiet moment on the water. This archival clip offers a glimpse into mid-20th century American leisure and family life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 124761614

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: 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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Clear Lake home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational edits about American leisure, fishing trips, and informal travel memories.
Period detail: The wide-brimmed hat, simple boat setting, and black-and-white 8mm image may show late-1930s recreational dress and lakeside leisure.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unposed exchange as the seated woman talks with a man holding a fishing rod on the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, a boat edge, fishing rod, broad lake surface, distant shoreline, sun hat, and soft film grain.
Film character: The clip has a monochrome 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, slight softness, handheld framing, and modest exposure variation.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet insert, memory beat, or cutaway for fishing, vacation, courtship, or family leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for prewar American recreation without identifying the people or making claims beyond the recorded Clear Lake setting.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1939 Clear Lake fishing home movie, 8mm couple in boat, vintage California lake leisure, and woman talking to fisherman.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Clear Lake scenes, then broader vintage fishing or lakeside vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Clear Lake in 1939, a man in a broad hat sits near a woman on a boat with open water and shoreline in the background. — Two adults sit together on a boat during a lake outing.

The man in a hat looks toward the woman as a fishing rod extends across the Clear Lake boat scene. — A seated man and woman converse while fishing on the lake.

During the 1939 Clear Lake outing, the woman smiles and gestures forward while the man sits nearby with fishing gear visible. — The woman gestures as the pair sit close together on the boat.

The woman faces the man in the wide-brimmed hat on a boat at Clear Lake, with open water and a low shoreline beyond. — The pair sit in conversation during a quiet fishing moment.

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