Washington USA-1963: Blue Boat Coasting Along A Riverside By The Mountains

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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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Blue Boat Coasting Along A Riverside By The Mountains — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a blue boat coasting along a riverside with rugged mountains in the background. The view is framed by the boat's edge, offering a first-person perspective of the journey. The water appears dark and choppy, reflecting the overcast sky, while the steep, grassy mountains rise on the far shore. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a sense of nostalgia and adventure from a mid-century American road trip. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124935956

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Washington home-movie boat travel footage for documentaries needing a short riverside mountain passage or first-person vacation insert.
Period detail: The blue boat edge, soft color, and 8mm handling may show mid-century amateur travel filming rather than a staged scenic production.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a passenger-level view from a moving boat, emphasizing the casual observational quality of home-movie travel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the blue boat edge, dark choppy water, pale shoreline rock, steep grassy slopes, mountain terrain, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing give the scanned 8mm footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a travel cutaway, river journey insert, transitional memory beat, or atmosphere shot between broader road-trip scenes.
Historical context: The footage reflects recreational sightseeing by water in a mountainous Washington landscape without identifying a specific river, landmark, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, location context, and any project-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s Washington 8mm boat footage, vintage home movie river travel, blue boat mountain shoreline, and choppy water vacation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1963 Washington travel footage, then with other home-movie boat, river, and mountain scenery clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Washington 8mm frame showing a blue boat edge, dark water, pale shoreline rock, and steep grassy mountains beyond. — Passenger view from a blue boat moving along choppy water near a rugged shoreline.

1963 Washington home-movie frame with the blue boat in the foreground and a rugged riverside mountain slope across the water. — The boat coasts past rough water with pale rock and hillside rising on the far shore.

1963 Washington 8mm frame showing a moving boat viewpoint across dark water toward a pale rock shoreline and steep hillside. — A low passenger viewpoint frames the shoreline and mountain slope beyond the boat's blue edge.

1963 Washington home-movie frame of a blue boat coasting along rough water below steep mountain terrain. — The final view keeps the boat edge in frame as the shoreline and hillside slide past.

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