Boston Mass USA-1975: 5 People Carrying Long Planks Of Wood Towards Pond On A

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

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5 People Carrying Long Planks Of Wood Towards Pond On A — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1975 captures five people on a wooden dock by a lake, carrying a long wooden rowboat. The group, dressed in casual summer attire including shorts and t-shirts, works together to lift and move the boat. The footage shows natural movement and interaction, with the water reflecting sunlight and tree branches visible at the top of the frame. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus are characteristic of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-1970s American life.

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: 123264581

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: 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

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: Useful for 1970s Boston-area leisure, rowing, waterfront recreation, or family home-movie sequences needing authentic 8mm dock activity.
Period detail: Casual shorts, T-shirts, swimwear, a narrow wooden dock, and faded 8mm color may show mid-1970s summer recreation rather than a formal boating event.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged group coordination as several people lift and shift a long rowing shell beside the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include five people, a wooden dock, blue water, a long rowing shell, oars or rigging, tree leaves, sun reflections, and soft film edges.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure fluctuation, muted color, and handheld home-movie framing consistent with scanned 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for summer recreation, rowing preparation, or communal outdoor activity.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal waterside leisure and group boating preparation in a 1970s American home-movie context without identifying a specific club or landmark.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, with no logos or obvious private-property markers visible in these frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 8mm Boston lake dock rowing shell, vintage home movie people carrying boat, and 1970s summer waterfront recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1975 Boston or Massachusetts waterfront footage, then broader rowing, dock, lake, and summer leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Boston-area 8mm frame showing five people on a dock raising a long rowing shell near reflective water. — Five people gather on a dock while lifting a long rowing shell beside the water.

1975 Boston-area home-movie frame with several people holding a long rowing shell on a lakeside dock. — The group steadies the rowing shell as they reposition it along the dock.

Several people in casual summer clothing carry a long rowing shell on a dock in 1975 Boston-area 8mm footage. — People in summer clothing carry the long boat across the dock.

A 1975 Boston-area dock scene shows people walking with and standing near a long rowing shell beside the lake. — The group finishes moving the rowing shell along the waterside dock.

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