Fort Ross California-1938: Old Black And White Video Of A Boat Floating Down The River

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

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Old Black And White Video Of A Boat Floating Down The River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage black and white footage captures a small motorboat floating calmly down a river in Fort Ross, California. The boat, marked with registration number 28F738, features a classic rounded bow and a covered cabin with visible windows. The water ripples gently around the vessel, and the dark, indistinct shoreline suggests a quiet, natural setting. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of home movie footage from the era, evoking a sense of nostalgia and historical charm.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127263317

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

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: Useful for 1930s archive requests needing a brief water-transportation cutaway from California home-movie footage.
Period detail: The covered cabin boat, painted registration number, monochrome 8mm image, and rounded hull suggest late-1930s small craft documentation.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a direct, visitor-shot view as the boat approaches or passes, giving the clip unstaged observational value.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small motorboat, covered cabin windows, bow rail, registration number 28F738, rippled river water, and a dark shoreline.
Film character: The footage has soft black-and-white contrast, visible 8mm grain, gate-edge darkness, and slight handheld instability typical of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, waterway transition, transportation cutaway, or quiet memory beat in a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents leisure or local small-boat movement on a river, without enough visible evidence to identify the vessel or occupants.
Research note: Review registration markings, possible onboard people, and any vessel identification separately; copyright, likeness, and property issues require distinct checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm black-and-white boat footage, Fort Ross California river, vintage motorboat, and home-movie water transport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Fort Ross or 1938 California footage, then with other vintage river and small-boat scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Fort Ross home-movie frame showing a small cabin motorboat with bow rail and registration number on a river. — Small cabin boat seen head-on as it moves across rippled river water.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Fort Ross showing a small registered cabin boat on a calm river. — The boat remains centered, with its cabin windows and bow markings visible.

Fort Ross 1938 frame showing the small cabin boat closer to camera, with dark windows and visible bow number. — A closer view emphasizes the boat's covered cabin, rail, and bow registration.

1938 Fort Ross home-movie frame with the cabin boat close to camera and possible occupants visible through the windows. — The boat fills the frame, with cabin windows and possible onboard figures visible.

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