Washington-1938: View Of Speeding Motorboat In Lake On A Clear Sunny Day

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

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View Of Speeding Motorboat In Lake On A Clear Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a motorboat speeding across a lake under a clear, sunny sky. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the boat moving from right to left, with a tree-lined shore visible in the background. The camera appears to be handheld, creating a slightly shaky perspective as the boat navigates the water. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics, including visible grain, scratches, and a soft focus, evoking a nostalgic 1930s recreational moment. This archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, period pieces, or nostalgic content.

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: 127414863

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: 1930s Washington home-movie footage helps support requests for recreational boating, lake travel, and leisure inserts in documentary or period edits.
Period detail: The small open motorboat, wooded shoreline, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show late-1930s outdoor recreation in Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing follows a motorboat from shore or another boat, preserving an unstaged vacation or lakeside outing perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lake surface, small motorboat, wooded shoreline, low hills, cloudy sky, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip has a soft 8mm home-movie look with visible grain, scratches, gate edges, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, travel insert, or memory beat for prewar leisure and lakeside recreation.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary outdoor boating as a family-shot visual record rather than an identified race, resort, or public event.
Research note: People appear only at small scale in the boat, so likeness review may still be needed alongside separate copyright and location assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 Washington 8mm motorboat footage, 1930s lake recreation home movie, and vintage boating cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Washington 1938 lake material, then broader 1930s boating and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing a small boat on open water with a low shoreline in the distance. — A small boat moves across the lake beneath a bright, hazy sky.

1938 Washington 8mm frame of a small motorboat near a tree-lined lakeshore, with people faintly visible aboard. — The motorboat passes near the wooded shore as the camera follows from across the water.

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing a motorboat with indistinct occupants moving along a wooded lake edge. — The boat continues along the shoreline, softened by motion and 8mm film grain.

1938 Washington 8mm frame of a small motorboat on lake water near an open shoreline with trees and a distant structure. — The motorboat passes an open stretch of shore with trees and a small distant building visible.

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