St Paul Minnesota USA-1962: Three People Riding In A Boat And One Man In The 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.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Three People Riding In A Boat And One Man In The Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1962 in St. Paul, Minnesota, showing a man swimming in choppy water with a surfboard nearby, followed by scenes of three people in a motorboat on a lake. The grainy, low-light footage captures a nostalgic summer day with natural movement and authentic film texture. The subjects appear to be enjoying water recreation, with one person in the water and others aboard the boat, reflecting a classic mid-century American family outing.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120813360

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: 1962 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: 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: This 1962 8mm home-movie clip supports archival requests for mid-century American lake recreation, boating, swimming, and water-sports inserts in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The small open motorboat, casual summer clothing, and soft 8mm color texture may show early-1960s leisure activity consistent with the supplied 1962 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged family-outing quality, with a swimmer in choppy water and people aboard the boat moving naturally rather than posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include choppy lake water, a man swimming, a small motorboat, seated adults, a person in a hat, railings or windshield trim, and low-light water reflections.
Film character: The clip carries a grainy 8mm look with muted color, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the water scene authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for summer recreation, family boating, swimming, or mid-century leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects everyday recreational boating and swimming in a United States lake setting without showing identifiable landmarks or public events.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, music, private property, or distinctive brands are apparent from the provided frames.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1960s 8mm boating footage, vintage lake swimming home movie, mid-century family recreation, and St. Paul Minnesota water-sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 United States or St. Paul-area water recreation footage, then broader vintage boating and swimming scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man appears in choppy lake water in 1962 home-movie footage, with a small board or floating object nearby and no clear shoreline detail visible. — Swimmer in choppy lake water.

A small open motorboat sits on reflective lake water, with seated people visible in soft, low-light 8mm footage from the supplied 1962 clip metadata. — People seated in a small motorboat.

Several people sit close together in a small motorboat on a lake, including one person in a dark hat, in grainy 1962 home-movie footage. — Passengers gathered in the boat.

Three people are visible aboard a small motorboat on dark lake water, with one figure leaning forward and another seated near the stern in the 1962 home-movie scene. — Three riders in the motorboat.

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