Washington-1938: Pair Of Speed Boats Racing In Lake On A Cloudy Day

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

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Pair Of Speed Boats Racing In Lake On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures two speedboats racing across a lake on a cloudy day. The footage, framed by dark window borders, shows the boats cutting through the water, leaving white wakes behind. A distant shoreline stretches across the horizon under an overcast sky. The grainy black-and-white image, with visible film scratches and dust, evokes a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic 1930s recreational scene offers a rare glimpse into mid-century leisure activities and water sports.

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: 127414699

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 Washington home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational requests involving lake recreation, motorboats, and small-craft racing.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm view may show 1938 leisure boating, with low speedboats, open water, and an undeveloped-looking distant shoreline as visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged observer quality, filmed from a sheltered or window-framed vantage as boats pass across the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two small motorboats, white wakes, choppy lake water, a low shoreline, cloudy sky, dark window-like borders, and 8mm frame texture.
Film character: The clip carries a physical 8mm character with soft focus, visible grain, vertical scratches, dust specks, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for 1930s outdoor recreation, water travel, or local leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational boating on a lake in Washington, presented through private home-movie observation rather than staged sports coverage.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip metadata, though individuals are not clearly identifiable in these stills; review copyright, likeness, and location context separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 Washington 8mm speedboats, 1930s lake racing home movie, vintage motorboats on cloudy water, and archival recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with other 1938 Washington footage, and then with broader 1930s boating or lake recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing small motorboats on a lake with white wakes, distant shoreline, overcast sky, and dark border framing. — Small motorboats cross the lake under heavy clouds, with a low shoreline in the distance.

1938 Washington 8mm frame with a speedboat cutting across lake water, another boat nearby, low hills, cloudy sky, and scratched film texture. — A speedboat cuts across the lake as another small craft appears farther away.

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing one visible motorboat on open lake water, with a distant shoreline, cloudy sky, and dark frame edges. — One small motorboat moves across open water with hills and clouds beyond.

1938 Washington 8mm frame of a small boat moving across a lake, framed by dark borders with visible grain, scratches, and overcast shoreline. — A small boat continues across the lake, leaving a faint wake near the distant shore.

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