Cape Cod Massachusetts-1956: Classic Motorboat Cruising On Calm Waters

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationCape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Cape Cod Massachusetts

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Classic Motorboat Cruising On Calm Waters — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1956 captures a classic white motorboat with a distinctive brown wood trim cruising on calm waters. The footage shows the boat from multiple angles, highlighting its elegant design, a white life preserver ring, and the 'Cruiser Craft' nameplate. The overcast sky and distant shoreline suggest a peaceful day on the water, with the film's characteristic grain and soft focus adding to its nostalgic, mid-century charm. This authentic archival footage offers a glimpse into 1950s leisure and boating culture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125304532

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1039 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: jones beach,hyde park,cape cod
Reel-level year note: 1956
Reel-level location note: hyde park, cape cod
Date: 1956 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: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 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: Supports 1950s documentary, museum, or commercial edits needing authentic Cape Cod home-movie boating footage and mid-century leisure cutaways.
Period detail: The white motorboat, varnished wood cabin trim, rounded portholes, and life preserver may show mid-century recreational boat design.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing studies the boat from close range, giving the clip the informal feel of a family or visitor filming a passing craft on calm water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white motorboat, brown wood trim, cabin windows, round portholes, a life ring, shoreline houses, trees, water, and soft overcast sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld movement that preserve the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor can use this as a brief insert, shoreline transition, leisure cutaway, or memory beat within a 1950s coastal or boating sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually places recreational boating within a quiet coastal setting, with the craft and shoreline suggesting private leisure rather than a staged event.
Research note: No people are visible, but the boat name or manufacturer marking should be reviewed as a brand or identification issue separate from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s Cape Cod 8mm motorboat, vintage home movie cabin cruiser, Massachusetts boating footage, and mid-century leisure boat cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Cape Cod or 1956 material, then with broader mid-century boating and coastal leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Cape Cod home-movie frame showing a white cabin motorboat with wood trim moving past a distant shoreline. — A classic white motorboat passes near the Cape Cod shoreline.

Close 8mm view of the motorboat's wood cabin side, white hull, life ring, and name or maker marking. — Close detail of the boat's cabin windows, hull, and life ring.

The camera holds on the boat's side profile and portholes.

Cape Cod home-movie frame of a white cabin cruiser under way, with a wooded shoreline and another small boat in the background. — The boat moves across calm water with shoreline trees behind it.

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