Washington-1938: A Man Rides A Watercraft Down A River And Passes A Stationary Object

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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A Man Rides A Watercraft Down A River And Passes A... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a man riding a small watercraft down a calm river in Washington. The black-and-white footage shows the boat moving steadily across the water, passing a stationary object near the riverbank. The scene is framed by the film's characteristic grain and vertical scratches, with a distant hillside under an overcast sky. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-20th century recreation and everyday life.

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: 127414530

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 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

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: 1938 Washington home-movie river recreation footage for documentaries needing a brief 1930s outdoor leisure insert or regional waterway cutaway.
Period detail: The clip may show 1930s small-craft recreation, with a distant hillside, calm river, and simple shoreline setting visible in black-and-white 8mm footage.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged observation of a lone rider crossing the frame on a small watercraft from a casual home-movie vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small moving watercraft, a rider, calm river water, a broad hillside, cloudy sky, shoreline, wake, and a small stationary object near the bank.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft contrast, visible grain, vertical scratches, gate edges, and slight exposure variation that mark it as original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for waterside recreation, travel, or everyday leisure in the late 1930s.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for casual river use in Washington without identifying the exact waterway, landmark, event, or individual.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so copyright, likeness, location, and any property questions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1938 Washington river boat, 8mm home movie watercraft, 1930s river recreation, and black-and-white waterside leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1938 Washington footage, then with other 1930s river, boating, and outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing a distant small watercraft moving along a calm river below a low hillside. — A small craft moves across the river beneath an overcast sky.

A distant rider on a small watercraft passes along the Washington riverbank in this 1938 home-movie frame. — The watercraft continues along the shoreline with hills behind it.

The small watercraft creates a visible wake on the river, with the Washington hillside and shoreline behind it. — A wake trails behind the small craft as it crosses the frame.

A small watercraft moves past a stationary object near the Washington riverbank in a 1938 8mm frame. — The rider passes a small fixed object near the riverbank.

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