Long Island New York-1948: Happy Family In The Water With A Canoe Searching For

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationLong Island, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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Happy Family In The Water With A Canoe Searching For — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1948 captures a joyful family moment at a lakeside in Long Island, New York. A man and a woman in period swimwear relax in the water near a wooden canoe, with the woman playfully leaning over the side. The man, shirtless and wearing glasses, examines an object in his hand while the woman smiles at the camera. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural movement and the warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of mid-century home movies, evoking a sense of nostalgia and carefree summer days.

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: 124861684

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 1072 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: ny, boat
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: long island
Date: 1948 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: Long Island, 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 1940s home-movie requests needing Long Island summer recreation, family swimming, or canoe-side leisure footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The swimwear, wooden canoe, warm color 8mm stock, and informal lakeside framing support a late-1940s family outing, consistent with the 1948 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip captures unstaged family play as adults relax in shallow water, smile toward the camera, and handle a small found object beside a canoe.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults in swimwear, a wooden canoe, shallow lake water, a small object in hand, an oar or paddle, grass beyond the shore, and a third person partly visible.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, warm faded color, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld framing that give it authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for family vacation, summer leisure, water recreation, or postwar domestic-life sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows casual family leisure at a Long Island waterside location, with adults interacting naturally around a canoe rather than presenting to a formal camera.
Research note: Recognizable faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos or obvious private property appear, and copyright status remains separate from depicted-person clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 Long Island home movie, 1940s family swimming, vintage 8mm canoe footage, lakeside vacation, and mid-century summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 Long Island footage, then broader 1940s family swimming, boating, or lakeside vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Long Island home-movie frame showing a man and woman in swimwear relaxing in water beside a wooden canoe. — Adults in swimwear relax in shallow water beside a canoe.

1948 Long Island lakeside home-movie frame with a man examining a small object while a woman stands beside the canoe. — A man examines a small object in the water while a woman looks on.

1948 Long Island home-movie frame showing a smiling man holding a small object beside a woman and canoe. — The man smiles while holding up a small object near the canoe.

1948 Long Island home-movie frame with figures leaning over a canoe, one person partly obscured, and a paddle in the foreground. — Figures lean over the canoe as the lakeside activity continues.

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