Fort Ross California-1938: People Look Out Windows of Small White Motorboat

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

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People Look Out Windows of Small White Motorboat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a small white motorboat with registration 28F738 gliding through calm water. The boat features a rounded cabin with large windows, and a person is visible inside, looking out. The footage shows the boat moving slowly, with gentle ripples on the water surface and a tree-lined shore in the background. The black-and-white image has a grainy texture typical of 8mm film, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This clip offers authentic period footage of mid-20th century recreational boating.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127263304

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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or museum edits needing authentic 1938 8mm footage of small recreational boating near Fort Ross, California.
Period detail: The rounded cabin motorboat, painted registration number, and monochrome 8mm look support a late-1930s recreational boating context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the boat as people look from the cabin area, giving the clip an observational home-movie feel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small white cabin boat, registration 28F738, cabin windows, calm water, shoreline trees, and people near the cabin.
Film character: The footage has soft black-and-white 8mm grain, slight exposure variation, vignetting, and handheld framing that add physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for travel, boating, California coast, or prewar leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual small-craft recreation or travel as captured by a private camera, without confirming ownership or purpose of the boat.
Research note: People and boat registration markings are visible, so likeness, privacy, and identifying-number review may be needed separate from copyright research.
Research search match: Searches such as 1938 Fort Ross 8mm boat footage, small cabin motorboat home movie, and prewar California recreation may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel shots, then other Fort Ross California 1938 footage, then broader 1930s recreational boating material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Fort Ross home-movie frame showing a small white cabin motorboat with registration 28F738 on calm water. — A small cabin motorboat approaches or passes the camera with shoreline trees in the background.

1938 Fort Ross frame of a white cabin motorboat on water, with a person partly visible beside the cabin. — The boat fills the frame as a person stands or leans near the cabin side.

Fort Ross 1938 8mm frame showing the cabin boat close to camera, with a person visible near the right side. — The home-movie camera lingers on the cabin boat as it moves through gently rippled water.

1938 Fort Ross frame with the bow of a small white cabin motorboat centered on calm, rippled water. — The boat turns or passes by, bringing the bow and painted registration numbers into view.

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