Niagra Falls New York-1964: Two People Rowing a Boat on a Lake

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNiagra Falls, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Two People Rowing a Boat on a Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene with two people in a small rowboat gliding across calm waters. The boat, occupied by two figures in bright yellow shirts, moves slowly across the lake, framed by a dense forested shoreline. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—slight grain, color fading, and subtle scratches—enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality. The final frame shows a bright, overexposed sky, suggesting a sunny day. This authentic slice of mid-century Americana evokes a sense of peaceful leisure and timeless 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: 123995601

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 1070 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1964-1965
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1964 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: Niagra Falls, 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 1960s home-movie requests needing quiet outdoor leisure, lake recreation, or visitor-shot travel atmosphere for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1960s vacation footage through its 8mm color look, small recreational boat, simple shoreline setting, and parked cars glimpsed from an elevated view.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged observation of people boating at a distance, filmed as part of a personal travel or leisure record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small boat with two distant people, calm lake water, a wooded shoreline, a pale lakeside structure, an elevated roadside view, parked cars, grass, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm archival texture with soft focus, visible grain, color fading, gate edges, dust, scratches, and slight exposure variation across the short shot.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for 1960s leisure travel, lakeside recreation, or quiet outdoor atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private home-movie view of recreational boating and roadside sightseeing, without enough visible detail to identify the lake, people, or exact site.
Research note: People are visible only as distant figures, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm lake boating, 1960s family travel footage, vintage rowboat on lake, wooded shoreline home movie, and Niagara Falls New York vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Niagara Falls New York travel footage, then broader 1960s lake recreation or family vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm home-movie frame showing a small boat with two distant people on calm water near a forested shoreline. — Two distant people ride in a small boat across the lake.

1964 8mm frame of a small boat carrying two distant people across a lake, backed by dense trees along the shore. — A small boat moves across open water below a wooded bank.

Distant 1964 lake boating view with two people in a small craft, framed by water, trees, and 8mm film wear. — The boat remains distant against the forested shoreline.

1964 8mm travel frame showing an elevated roadside or parking-area view beside grass and trees near the lakeside setting. — The shot shifts to an elevated view of cars, grass, and trees.

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