Wyoming-1939: Two Water Animals Struggling To Get Dry On The Dock

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Two Water Animals Struggling To Get Dry On The Dock — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two water animals, likely otters, struggling to dry themselves on a wooden dock. The scene unfolds under bright sunlight, with vibrant blue water rippling behind them. A weathered sign reading "LIMIT PER DAY PERSON" is visible in the foreground, adding a touch of period detail. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of early 20th-century amateur recordings. The animals move slowly, rolling and shaking on the planks, offering a candid glimpse of wildlife behavior in a rustic setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127609002

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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: 1930s Wyoming home-movie wildlife footage for documentary or educational requests needing animals on a dock near water.
Period detail: The wooden dock, simple rail, partial limit sign, and saturated 8mm color may show a recreational waterside setting in the late 1930s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer quality, holding on two wet animals as they roll and shake themselves on the dock.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two dark wet animals, blue rippling water, a wooden dock, rail pipe, upright posts, and a partial painted sign.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, strong sunlight, deep blue color, soft focus, and slight frame-edge darkness from the original film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief wildlife cutaway, rustic travel insert, or quiet memory beat between broader outdoor scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents casual home-movie attention to waterside animal behavior rather than a staged wildlife study.
Research note: No people are visible, but the partial sign and unidentified location details should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1930s Wyoming wildlife home movie, 8mm animals on dock, wet otters near water, and vintage lakeside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Wyoming 1939 material, then with vintage wildlife or lakeside recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing two wet animals on a sunlit wooden dock with rippling blue water behind them. — Two wet animals rest and begin drying themselves on the dock near a partial limit sign.

Two likely otters lie on a sunlit dock in the Wyoming home-movie footage, with bright blue water filling the background. — The animals remain low on the planks as sunlight reflects off their wet bodies.

The animals shift and roll near the dock rail, captured in grainy 8mm color against rippling water. — One animal lifts and twists while the other stays close to the dock edge.

A wet animal sprawls and turns on the dock near the rail, with bright water behind it in the 1939 Wyoming footage. — The final frame shows the animal stretched across the dock edge while drying itself.

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