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Cleveland Ohio-1938: View Of Grey Tugboat In Water On A Cloudy Day

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Cleveland Ohio
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View Of Grey Tugboat In Water On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a grey tugboat moving slowly along a river in Cleveland, Ohio. The black-and-white footage shows the vessel emitting smoke from its stack as it navigates past a waterfront with a tall clock tower visible in the background. A leafy tree frames the right side of the view, while a railing in the foreground suggests the clip was filmed from a dock or pier. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of 8mm home movie footage from the era, evoking a nostalgic, documentary-style glimpse into mid-20th century urban life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125780370

Rights & Clearance

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 1001 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1937-1938-1939
Reel-level location note
Cleveland
Date
1938 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • watercraft
  • color
  • outdoors
  • nature
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  • tugboat
  • water
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  • day
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  • cleveland ohio
  • 1938
  • 1938 Cleveland Ohio footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • tugboat on river
  • black and white home movie
  • 1930s industrial watercraft
  • archival 8mm footage
  • old film grain
  • historic tugboat
  • cloudy day waterfront
  • American industrial history
  • vintage documentary clip
  • retro 8mm film
  • classic home movie
  • old cityscape
  • 1930s Americana
  • steam-powered boat
  • archival watercraft
  • nostalgic 1930s footage
  • vintage Ohio history
  • 8mm home movie footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s Cleveland waterfront footage suited for documentary inserts on urban rivers, industrial waterways, harbor work, or Depression-era city atmosphere.

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