Boston USA-1975: A Man In Goggles Rides A Big Wheel Off Of A Diving Board

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationBoston, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Man In Goggles Rides A Big Wheel Off Of A Diving Board — Clip Details

A man in goggles rides a red and yellow tricycle off a diving board into a backyard pool in this vintage 8mm home movie from Boston, USA, 1975. The scene unfolds on a checkered patio with a wooden fence and a coiled blue hose in the background. The man, shirtless and wearing swim trunks, attempts a comedic stunt, capturing a moment of playful, retro Americana. The footage shows natural film grain, color shifts typical of 1970s home movies, and a handheld camera perspective. This authentic archival clip is ideal for nostalgic content, documentaries, or editorial projects exploring 1970s family life and vintage home footage.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121088939

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: 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: 1975 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: Boston, 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: This 1975 Boston home-movie clip helps answer requests for brief 1970s American backyard leisure, poolside humor, and amateur stunt footage for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The in-ground pool, checkered patio, wooden privacy fence, bright plastic tricycle, and 8mm color palette may show mid-1970s suburban recreational style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged comic setup as an adult in swimwear and goggles prepares to ride a small tricycle from a diving board into a backyard pool.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless man in goggles, a red and yellow tricycle, a white diving board, blue pool water, checkered patio paving, a wooden fence, and a blue hose looped along the background.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, slight color shift, low-light poolside exposure, gate edges, and a handheld home-movie feel that preserves its physical-film origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a comic insert, summer-memory beat, transition into family recreation, or quick cutaway for homemade stunt culture.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual backyard recreation and playful adult behavior in a 1970s American home-movie setting without proving broader social trends on its own.
Research note: A recognizable adult may be present and the residential pool setting should be reviewed for likeness and property concerns separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful researcher searches include 1970s 8mm backyard pool stunt, Boston home movie diving board tricycle, vintage family pool comedy, and adult Big Wheel pool footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with footage from the same reel, then other Boston or 1975 home movies, then thematically related backyard pool, summer leisure, and comic mishap clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1975 Boston 8mm home-movie frame, a shirtless man in goggles sits on a red and yellow tricycle near a white diving board over a backyard pool. — Man positions a small tricycle on the pool diving board.

The man in goggles and swim trunks balances a small red and yellow tricycle on the diving board, with pool water, patio tiles, fence, and blue hose behind him. — The rider balances on the board above the pool.

A 1970s home-movie frame shows the shirtless man holding the handlebars of the small tricycle while seated near the end of the white diving board over the pool. — The tricycle is steadied at the pool edge.

The man in swim trunks and goggles sits on the red and yellow tricycle on the diving board, framed by rippling pool water and a fenced backyard patio. — The poolside stunt continues on the diving board.

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