Ocean City New Jersey USA-1968: Man and Swimmer on Floating Dock in Lake

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationOcean City, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 Ocean City New Jersey

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Man and Swimmer on Floating Dock in Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Ocean City, New Jersey, 1968, showing a sunny day at a lake. A man in a light-colored swimsuit stands on a white floating dock in the middle of the water, while another person lies on the dock. An older man in swim trunks sits on a wooden pier in the foreground, watching. The scene features a deep blue lake, a tree-lined shore, and the characteristic color shift and grain of 8mm film, capturing a nostalgic moment of summer relaxation.

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: 121308518

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 1329 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1968-1970
Reel-level location note: pennsylvania, new jersey
Date: 1968 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Ocean City, New Jersey, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie lake recreation footage suited for documentary sequences about summer leisure, family vacations, and waterfront relaxation in Ocean City, New Jersey.
Period detail: The swimsuits, floating dock, saturated color, and 8mm home-movie texture support a late-1960s recreational setting without showing specific landmarks or branded details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an informal lakeside moment as people stand, sit, and lie on a floating platform while another adult watches from a nearby pier.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white floating dock, metal swim ladder, blue lake water, tree-lined shore, swimmers in bathing suits, a wooden pier edge, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, deep blue color shift, high contrast, slight softness, and contact-sheet framing that give it clear physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, summer recreation insert, waterfront cutaway, or transition within a sequence about vacation leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual mid-century lake recreation, with people using a floating swim platform in a quiet tree-lined setting rather than a public event or landmark view.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any location or property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1968 8mm lake swimming, Ocean City New Jersey home movie, 1960s floating dock, vintage summer recreation, and family vacation waterfront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ocean City 1968 footage, then broader 1960s lake, swimming, pier, and summer vacation home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Ocean City, New Jersey 8mm frame showing a person on a floating lake dock while an older man sits near the foreground pier. — A swimmer stands on a floating dock as another adult sits at the lakeside pier.

1968 Ocean City, New Jersey home-movie frame of two people on a white floating dock in a calm blue lake. — Two people share a floating lake platform, one standing and one lying down.

1968 Ocean City, New Jersey 8mm frame showing one person bending near another lying on a floating swim platform. — One swimmer leans over another person on the floating dock.

1968 Ocean City, New Jersey home-movie frame with two people on a floating lake dock beside a metal ladder. — A closer view shows one person bent over another on the floating swim platform.

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