Cape Cod Massachusetts-1956: White Motorboat Cruising with Passengers

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

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White Motorboat Cruising with Passengers — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1956, showing a white motorboat cruising through calm waters. The boat, marked with the number 4T603, moves steadily, with passengers visible inside the cabin. The footage captures the boat from multiple angles, including a side view and a closer look at the interior, where individuals are seated. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees and shoreline, with the grainy, slightly blurred quality of 8mm film adding to its nostalgic, archival feel. The camera follows the boat's movement, creating a sense of motion and leisurely coastal travel.

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: 125304544

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: 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: Useful for 1950s Cape Cod or New England boating sequences needing authentic home-movie views of a small motorboat underway with passengers.
Period detail: The white cabin motorboat, simple registration marking, and soft 8mm color may show mid-1950s recreational boating details without confirming make or owner.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged family-observer feel, with the camera tracking the boat and briefly catching passengers inside the cabin.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white motorboat, cabin windows, seated passengers, a registration number, wake, calm water, shoreline trees, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: Grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and handheld framing give the scanned 8mm footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, travel cutaway, coastal transition, or memory beat within a mid-century vacation or boating sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects leisure travel by small boat in a coastal setting, supported by the Cape Cod 1956 metadata but without identifiable landmarks.
Research note: People and a visible boat marking require likeness and identification review; copyright clearance is separate from privacy, likeness, or property concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Cape Cod home movie, 8mm motorboat footage, vintage New England boating, and family vacation boat on water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Cape Cod 1956 clips, then broader 1950s boating, shoreline, and vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Cape Cod home-movie frame showing a white cabin motorboat cruising on calm water with trees in the background. — White motorboat passes along calm water near a wooded shoreline.

Close 1956 Cape Cod view of the boat cabin, with a passenger visible through the open side area and registration marking partly seen. — Passenger is visible inside the cabin as the boat moves past the camera.

1956 Cape Cod home-movie view of the white motorboat cabin, showing a seated passenger and the boat structure in soft 8mm detail. — Side view of the cabin shows a seated passenger as the boat continues along the water.

Soft 8mm frame from the Cape Cod boat sequence showing water, wake, and a low shoreline after the motorboat moves out of view. — The camera catches the disturbed water and shoreline after the boat passes.

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