Fort Ross California-1938: Large Motorboat Floats Down River As Man Hangs Off Side

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationFort Ross, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Fort Ross California

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Large Motorboat Floats Down River As Man Hangs Off Side — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a large motorboat gliding along a calm river in Fort Ross, California. The black-and-white footage shows the boat’s classic design with a dark upper deck and white hull, as a man hangs off the side, possibly boarding or disembarking. The scene unfolds under an overcast sky, with trees and a distant building visible along the riverbank. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of amateur 8mm film from the era, evoking a nostalgic, documentary-style glimpse into mid-20th century leisure and transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127263255

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing small-craft river travel, leisure boating, or California coastal-region atmosphere.
Period detail: The cabin motorboat, rounded white hull, dark upper structure, and soft black-and-white 8mm handling may show late-1930s recreational boating details.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the boat from a nearby bank or vessel as a man grips the side, giving the moment an unstaged home-movie feel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cabin motorboat, white hull, dark windows, a man at the side, calm water, trees, overcast sky, and a distant roofline.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of amateur 8mm black-and-white footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, travel transition, riverside cutaway, or memory beat in a sequence about recreation or water transport.
Historical context: The footage offers a quiet view of private leisure boating in a California setting without making a broader claim about Fort Ross or local history.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance should be assessed separately from location or personal rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 8mm motorboat footage, Fort Ross California river boat, vintage home movie boating, and black-and-white cabin cruiser.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then other 1938 Fort Ross material, then broader 1930s California travel, river, and boating footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Fort Ross home-movie frame showing a cabin motorboat with a white hull and dark windows on calm water. — A cabin motorboat passes slowly on the water, with shoreline trees and a small roofline in the background.

The Fort Ross 1938 footage shows the side of a cabin motorboat, with a person partly visible near the right edge. — The boat fills more of the frame as a person appears along the side near the stern.

A 1938 Fort Ross frame shows the motorboat's bow and cabin as a man holds onto the side of the vessel. — A man grips the side of the cabin motorboat while it sits or moves slowly on calm water.

The 1938 Fort Ross home movie shows the motorboat from an angled view, with a person partly visible at the far right side. — The boat angles across the frame, its white hull and cabin visible against trees along the water.

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