Clear Lake California-1939: Girl Rowing Canoe, Men Fishing Nearby

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Girl Rowing Canoe, Men Fishing Nearby — Clip Details

A young girl in a sailor-style outfit rows a canoe on Clear Lake, California, in 1939. Her focused expression and steady grip on the oars capture a moment of quiet determination. The scene shifts to two men in a wooded area near a lakeside cabin, one holding a fishing rod and the other smoking a cigar. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features natural grain, soft focus, and authentic period clothing, evoking a nostalgic 1930s family vacation. The black-and-white images convey a sense of calm and simplicity, ideal for historical documentaries, archival projects, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124761704

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Clear Lake home-movie footage for productions needing family vacation, boating, fishing, or lakeside leisure material.
Period detail: The sailor-style top, brimmed hats, simple fishing clothes, canoe, and cabin setting may show late-1930s vacation dress and recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves casual family behavior, from a girl rowing toward the camera to men standing informally with fishing gear and a cigar.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a canoe on lake water, a young rower, wooded path, fishing rod, bucket, brimmed hats, cabin exterior, and dense foliage.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, frame edges, and slight handheld home-movie instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, vacation insert, fishing cutaway, or transition between lake recreation and cabin life.
Historical context: The footage places leisure activity around Clear Lake in a family-travel context without documenting a public event or named landmark.
Research note: People and possible private property are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1939 Clear Lake California home movie, 1930s canoe rowing, vintage fishing trip, and 8mm lakeside vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Clear Lake or 1939 California footage, then broader 1930s boating, fishing, and family vacation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A young rower in sailor-style clothing sits in a canoe on Clear Lake, California, in 1939 home-movie footage. — Young rower seated in a canoe on the lake.

Two men in hats stand along a wooded path near a lakeside cabin at Clear Lake, one with fishing gear and one smoking. — Two men stand near a wooded cabin area with fishing gear.

Two men stand in a shaded Clear Lake cabin area, one looking down with a fishing rod and bucket nearby. — Men pause near trees and cabin structures during a fishing outing.

Two men in casual 1939 vacation clothing face the camera near trees and a cabin at Clear Lake, California. — Two men pose casually in a wooded lakeside cabin setting.

Visually Similar Clips