Arizona USA-1968: Motorboat Approaches Dock near Cliffs

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 Arizona

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Motorboat Approaches Dock near Cliffs — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene in Arizona. A small motorboat glides across the water toward a wooden dock, with people visible on the boat and the pier. The backdrop features rugged, arid cliffs under a pale sky, and the water reflects a distinct purple hue, characteristic of aged film. The footage shows natural camera movement, likely handheld, with visible film grain and slight color distortion, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American vacation atmosphere.

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: 124744129

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 1040 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: scottsdale
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: scottsdale arizona
Date: 1968 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: Arizona, 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 American home-movie requests needing Arizona lake boating, dock activity, or vacation waterfront cutaways for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm color, small motorboat, simple dock, and casual lakeside activity may show a mid-century recreational boating scene from 1968 Arizona.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective as a motorboat approaches a dock while people stand or sit casually along the waterfront.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small motorboat, dock or pier, people, moored boats, blue-purple lake water, arid cliffs, and pale sky.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, handheld framing, mild exposure variation, and purple color shift consistent with aged home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, waterfront cutaway, or memory beat within travel, recreation, or family-vacation sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually documents leisure boating at an arid western lake setting without identifying the specific lake, marina, or individuals shown.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal or property permissions.
Research search match: Searches for 1968 Arizona 8mm lake boating, vintage dock motorboat footage, desert cliffs waterfront, and home movie marina activity may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 Arizona lake footage, then broader vintage boating, dock, and desert-water recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Arizona 8mm frame showing a small motorboat moving near a dock, with people and arid cliffs in the background. — A small motorboat passes near a dock below rugged desert cliffs.

A small motorboat nears the dock in a 1968 Arizona lakeside home-movie frame, with distant people and rocky slopes beyond. — The motorboat moves closer to the dock as boats dot the lake behind it.

1968 Arizona lake scene with a long dock, small boats, distant people, and rugged arid cliffs captured on 8mm film. — A dock with boats and people sits against a rocky lakeside backdrop.

A 1968 Arizona 8mm frame shows a docked boat at a pier, distant people, rippled water, and arid hills beyond the lake. — A boat rests by the dock as the camera looks across the lake toward cliffs.

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