Washington USA-1963: Small Boat Floating Down River, Washington

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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

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Small Boat Floating Down River, Washington — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a first-person view from a small boat gliding along a river in Washington, USA. The footage, marked by a distinct purple color cast and film grain, shows the boat moving past a rocky riverbank with a steep, tree-covered hillside. The water ripples gently, and the perspective suggests a calm, leisurely journey through a natural landscape. The dark frame borders indicate the original Super 8 format, preserving a nostalgic slice of mid-century 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: 124935905

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1708 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: 6.5 to dc with my father
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: hawaii,arizona,washington dc
Date: 1963 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, 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: 1960s Washington home-movie river travel footage that can support documentary requests for small-boat point-of-view movement through a natural Pacific Northwest landscape.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century amateur 8mm travel filming through the visible film gate, handheld framing, purple color shift, and simple boat-level view rather than identifiable period objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged passenger perspective from a small boat moving close to rippling water and a rocky shoreline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the boat edge or gunwale, dark river water, small ripples, rocks along the bank, a steep wooded hillside, and rounded 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage has pronounced grain, soft focus, dark gate edges, intermittent exposure, and a strong purple-blue color cast characteristic of aged home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short travel insert, river journey transition, nature cutaway, or memory beat between broader Washington or outdoor recreation scenes.
Historical context: As home-movie footage from 1963 Washington, it visually suggests recreational river travel in a natural setting without identifying a specific waterway, landmark, or event.
Research note: No logos or private property are visible in these frames, but rights review should still consider underlying copyright and any possible likeness issues because people are flagged as visible in the clip metadata.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1963 8mm Washington river boat POV, vintage home movie riverbank, small boat on river, and 1960s outdoor travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1963 Washington travel footage, and then broader small-boat, riverbank, and mid-century outdoor recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Washington 8mm home-movie frame from a small boat, looking across rippling river water toward rocks and a steep wooded bank with dark film borders. — Boat passes a rocky riverbank.

Boat-edge perspective on a Washington river in 1963, with dark rippling water, low rocks along the shoreline, and a wooded slope beyond the 8mm frame border. — Riverbank seen from the boat.

A handheld 8mm frame shows the boat gliding beside a rippling Washington river, with a rocky shoreline and dark wooded hillside in the background. — Moving alongside the river shore.

Final 1963 Washington river frame from a small boat, showing the boat side, rippled water, shoreline rocks, and a wooded slope under a pronounced purple-blue film cast. — Boat glides past rocks and trees.

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