Ontario Canada-1958: Man Rowing Boat On Calm Lake

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Ontario Canada

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Man Rowing Boat On Calm Lake — Clip Details

A man in a blue jacket and dark pants rows a small boat on a calm lake in Ontario, Canada, in 1958. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures his focused movements as he grips the oars, with water rippling around the boat. The vintage color palette shows faded blues and greens, with visible film grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of home movie footage from the era. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic moment of outdoor recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123611663

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: 1958 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: Ontario, Canada 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 1950s Canadian home-movie requests needing a brief boating or lakeside recreation moment for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The 8mm color frame may show late-1950s casual outdoor clothing, a small rowboat, simple oars, and calm lake water, consistent with the supplied Ontario 1958 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip captures an unstaged seated man handling oars at close range, with the camera held from inside or beside the small boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a blue jacket, dark trousers, wooden oars, a small boat interior, calm rippling water, and close handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has a home-movie 8mm look with soft focus, blue-green color shift, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld movement.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for mid-century lake travel, family recreation, or outdoor leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday recreational boating rather than a public event, showing a quiet lake activity through a family-film perspective.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no brands, music, or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Search matches include 1958 Ontario 8mm home movie, man rowing boat on lake, Canadian vacation footage, vintage rowboat, and calm water recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Ontario 1958 lake scenes, then broader 1950s boating or vacation home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 8mm frame of a man in a blue jacket seated in a rowboat on an Ontario lake, based on supplied 1958 metadata. — A seated man grips an oar while the boat sits close to calm lake water.

A man in a blue jacket holds an oar in a small boat, with calm Ontario lake water behind him, according to the clip metadata. — The rower holds the oar across the side of the boat with water filling the background.

Close handheld view inside the small boat, showing the rower’s clothing, oar fittings, and lake surface in the 1958 Ontario clip. — The frame shifts lower to the boat interior, showing the rower’s torso, legs, and oar mount.

Close 8mm view of hands and boat fittings inside a small rowboat on an Ontario lake, with the seated figure partly cropped. — A close view of hands, oars, and boat hardware closes the brief rowing sequence.

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