Boston Mass USA-1975: Three Men Rowing A Boat On A Placid Lake

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Boston Massachusetts

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Three Men Rowing A Boat On A Placid Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures three men rowing a sleek racing shell across a placid lake. The men, dressed in white t-shirts and dark shorts, move in unison, their oars dipping rhythmically into the water. The footage, marked by classic Super 8 grain and soft color tones, shows the boat gliding smoothly, with a distant shoreline and other small boats visible in the background. The camera follows from behind, capturing the serene recreation and athletic coordination of the rowers.

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: 123264292

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

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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, Massachusetts, 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: Useful for 1970s Boston-area recreation, rowing, and amateur sports sequences in documentary, educational, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The white T-shirts, dark shorts, narrow racing shell, and soft 8mm color may show a mid-1970s recreational rowing scene on calm water.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie feel as the camera watches three rowers glide away from the operator across the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adult men, a racing shell, long oars, rippled lake water, distant small boats, and a faint shoreline.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture with soft focus, blue-shifted color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, sports insert, or calm transition within a recreation or waterfront sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents casual athletic leisure on a lake, with coordinated rowing presented from an observer's home-movie viewpoint.
Research note: Adult faces are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are evident in the frames.
Research search match: Search match for 1975 8mm rowing footage, vintage Boston lake recreation, three men in racing shell, and home movie sports on water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Boston or 1975 waterfront material, then broader rowing, boating, or outdoor recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three adult men in white shirts row a narrow racing shell on a Boston-area lake in 1975 home-movie footage. — Three rowers approach in a racing shell with oars stretched across the water.

The three-man rowing shell begins to move away across placid water in soft 1975 8mm footage. — The racing shell glides away as the oars reach out on both sides.

Three adult rowers recede from the camera in a slim racing shell on a calm Boston-area lake. — The rowers move farther from view, leaving small disturbances on the water.

The rowing shell recedes across the lake, with distant boats and a faint shoreline visible in the 1975 home movie frame. — The shell moves into the distance with small boats and shoreline faintly visible ahead.

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