Fort Ross California-1938: A Boat Ride Down The Sunset

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationFort Ross, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Fort Ross California

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A Boat Ride Down The Sunset — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a serene boat ride at sunset along the California coast. The sun glows brightly over the ocean, casting a soft light across the water as the boat moves through the waves. In the distance, power lines and a shoreline silhouette are visible against the hazy sky. The footage features classic film grain and a natural, unfiltered aesthetic, evoking a sense of nostalgia and quiet reflection. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century coastal life and leisure.

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: 127263178

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 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1938 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: Fort Ross, California, 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: 1930s California coastal home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about leisure travel, ocean views, or memory-driven transitions.
Period detail: The distant shoreline, utility structures, small boat, and 8mm monochrome texture support a late-1930s coastal leisure setting without identifying a specific landmark in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a passenger-level, unstaged boat-ride perspective, watching the low sun and shoreline pass from the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bright low sun, rippled ocean surface, hazy sky, distant shoreline, utility poles or towers, and a small cabin boat near shore.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft contrast, slight gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the physical feel of a home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet coastal cutaway, reflective transition, or memory beat between scenes involving travel, water, or sunset.
Historical context: The views suggest recreational movement along the Northern California coast, with utility structures and a modest boat appearing within the natural shoreline scene.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright status, location identification, and any shoreline or vessel property issues should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1930s California coast 8mm, Fort Ross home movie, sunset boat ride, vintage ocean footage, and prewar coastal leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1938 Fort Ross or California coast material, and finally with broader vintage boating or sunset scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Fort Ross-area home-movie frame showing the low sun above choppy coastal water and a silhouetted shoreline. — Low sun over the water with shoreline structures in the distance.

Coastal 8mm frame from the Fort Ross area showing a bright low sun, textured water, and distant utility structures. — The sun hangs above choppy water and a silhouetted coast.

1938 coastal home-movie frame showing the sun over the ocean and distant shoreline structures near Fort Ross, California. — Sunlight reflects across the water toward a low coastal horizon.

A small boat appears near the Fort Ross-area shoreline in a grainy 1938 8mm coastal home-movie frame. — A small boat passes near shore beneath a hazy sky.

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