Washington-1938: Two People Riding In A Speed Boat In A Large Body Of Water

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Two People Riding In A Speed Boat In A Large Body Of Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures two people riding a speedboat across a large body of water. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the boat cutting through the waves, leaving a wake behind. The view is framed by the camera's dark borders, with visible film scratches and dust adding to its authentic archival quality. The overcast sky and distant shoreline suggest a recreational outing on a calm day. This historic clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century leisure and water sports.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127414779

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 for productions needing recreational boating, water travel, or leisure-life cutaways from original 8mm film.
Period detail: The small open speedboat, dark frame edges, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show late-1930s recreational boating on a broad Washington body of water.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the boat from a nearby shoreline or vessel as two people ride across the water, giving the moment an informal family-film perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small motorboat, two riders, choppy water, a foamy wake, distant shoreline, overcast sky, and dark in-camera borders.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, heavy grain, scratches, exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for vintage recreation, boating, travel, or waterfront leisure sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually places motorized pleasure boating within everyday leisure footage rather than a staged event or identifiable public ceremony.
Research note: People are visible but not identifiable in detail, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, music, or private property are visible in the supplied frames.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s Washington 8mm speedboat, vintage home movie boating, black-and-white lake recreation, and people riding motorboat archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Washington 1938 waterfront material, then broader 1930s recreation, boating, and home-movie leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing a small motorboat on a broad body of water, with a distant shoreline and dark camera borders. — A small motorboat moves across the water near a distant shore.

1938 Washington home-movie frame with the speedboat partly low in frame and a long wake trailing across the water. — The boat leaves a broad wake as it passes through the frame.

Two riders in a small speedboat cross a Washington body of water in this 1938 black-and-white 8mm home-movie frame. — Two riders travel in a small speedboat across rippled water.

A blurred 1938 Washington 8mm frame shows the motorboat moving across open water below a low distant shoreline. — The moving boat blurs as it continues across the water.

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