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Cleveland Ohio-1938: Old Footage Of A Boat Floating In A River On A Windy Day

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Cleveland Ohio
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Old Footage Of A Boat Floating In A River On A Windy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a boat floating on a river in Cleveland, Ohio, on a windy day. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a small vessel moving along the waterway, with a city skyline and a prominent tower visible in the background. A tree branch frames the right side of the shot, and a railing appears in the foreground, suggesting the view is from a dock or another boat. The image has a classic, nostalgic quality with natural film grain and soft focus, evoking mid-20th century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125780375

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

  • boat
  • black
  • white
  • river
  • floating
  • windy
  • day
  • transportation
  • cleveland ohio
  • 1938
  • 1938 Cleveland Ohio
  • vintage 8mm film
  • black and white river footage
  • old boat on river
  • windy day footage
  • classic home movie
  • archival 1938 footage
  • historic transportation
  • 8mm home movie
  • retro river scene
  • vintage Americana
  • old film grain
  • city skyline 1938
  • documentary footage
  • editorial use
  • nostalgic clip
  • 1930s footage
  • old boat floating
  • 8mm film
  • vintage river view

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s documentary or museum edits needing Cleveland riverfront atmosphere, small-craft movement, and urban waterfront context from home-movie 8mm footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white river view with railing, tree branches, distant buildings, and a tall tower.

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