Catskill New York USA-1959: Swan Boat Sails Through Water As Cartoon Characters Walk

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationCatskill, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Catskill New York

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Swan Boat Sails Through Water As Cartoon Characters Walk — Clip Details

CATSKILL NEW YORK USA-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a swan-shaped paddle boat gliding across calm water, with riders enjoying a leisurely ride. The scene transitions to a nighttime view of two costumed characters, including Snow White, walking along a grassy path near trees. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features soft focus, grain, and faded colors typical of 1950s home movies, evoking a nostalgic, classic Americana atmosphere.

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: 123617345

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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: Catskill, New York, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Catskill-area leisure, amusement, or family-travel edits needing brief 8mm home-movie inserts of a swan boat and costumed park characters.
Period detail: The swan-shaped ride, simple costume walkaround figures, faded color, and 8mm framing may show late-1950s family recreation at a small amusement or resort setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes attractions from a visitor perspective, first watching a boat on water and then tracking two costumed characters as they walk across a grassy area.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swan paddle boat on calm water, seated riders, costumed characters, grass, trees or shrubs, dark park lighting, and strong film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, blue-green color shift, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-print wear that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short amusement-park insert, a nostalgic travel cutaway, or a transition from daytime leisure to evening entertainment.
Historical context: The footage places family recreation, novelty rides, and costumed character performance within a mid-century Catskill vacation or outing context without proving a specific venue.
Research note: People and recognizable costumed character likenesses appear, so copyright, performance, likeness, and location context should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Catskill 8mm home movie, swan boat ride, vintage amusement park characters, mid-century family vacation footage, and Snow White costume walkaround.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Catskill 1959 footage, then broader 1950s amusement, resort, boat ride, or costumed entertainment scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Catskill home-movie frame showing a white swan-shaped boat on calm water, with riders partly visible and soft faded 8mm color. — A swan-shaped boat passes through the water in a faded daytime home-movie shot.

1959 Catskill frame of two costumed walkaround characters, one resembling Snow White, moving across grass near trees at night. — Two costumed figures walk across a dim grassy area near trees.

The costumed pair continues across the grass in a soft, blue-tinted 8mm frame from the Catskill home-movie clip. — The two character performers continue walking together across the lawn.

Final 1959 Catskill frame shows the two costumed figures farther along the grassy path, with trees behind and heavy home-movie grain. — The performers move past a tree-lined area as the short clip ends.

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