Washington-1964: Motorboat Powers Through Cross Current near Shoreline

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Motorboat Powers Through Cross Current near Shoreline — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a white motorboat powering through choppy water near a shoreline in Washington. The boat leaves a distinct wake as it moves across the frame, with a tree-lined coast and scattered buildings visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American lakeside or coastal scene. The dark frame borders suggest viewing through a projector or original film gate.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127383398

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Washington home-movie footage for productions needing a brief boating, shoreline, or recreational waterway insert.
Period detail: The frame may show mid-century waterfront buildings, a tree-lined shore, and a small white motorboat consistent with the 1964 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a bystander filming a boat from across the water rather than a staged marine scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include choppy water, a white motorboat, foamy wake, dark film-gate borders, shoreline buildings, beach edge, and dense trees.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, grain, slight color shift, gate edges, and mild motion blur that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a waterway cutaway, travel transition, recreational boating insert, or quiet memory beat within a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for leisure boating near a developed Washington shoreline without identifying the exact town or water body.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, vessel ownership, and shoreline property context may still need review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 Washington 8mm motorboat footage, vintage home movie shoreline boat, and 1960s recreational boating cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Washington 1964 material, then with broader 1960s boating or shoreline recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington home-movie frame showing a small white motorboat on rough water with trees and shoreline structures behind it. — A white motorboat moves across choppy water near a tree-lined shore.

White motorboat on choppy Washington water in a 1964 8mm frame, with waterfront buildings and trees in the background. — The boat travels across the water with a visible wake behind it.

1964 home-movie still of a white motorboat pushing through rough water near a developed, wooded Washington shoreline. — The motorboat remains centered as it pushes through rough water.

A white motorboat cuts through choppy water near a Washington shoreline, with beach, buildings, and trees visible in this 1964 8mm frame. — The boat passes in front of a beach and scattered waterfront buildings.

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