Greenwood Lake New York-1964: Man Descending Dock Ladder into Greenwood Lake

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationGreenwood Lake, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Man Descending Dock Ladder into Greenwood Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a man in blue shorts climbing down a metal ladder from a wooden dock into the calm waters of Greenwood Lake. The scene unfolds on a clear day, with gentle waves lapping the shore and two white Adirondack chairs resting on the gravel beach in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a nostalgic, sun-drenched quality, evoking mid-century American leisure and summer memories.

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: 124937015

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 1062 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: greenwood lake summer
Reel-level year note: 1964
Reel-level location note: greenwood lake
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: Greenwood Lake, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie lake footage suited for documentary or educational edits about American summer leisure, family travel, and small-lake recreation.
Period detail: The visible swim trunks, simple dock ladder, Adirondack-style beach chairs, and color 8mm home-movie texture support a mid-1960s leisure setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged vacation perspective, observing a man entering the water while nearby beach details and shoreline activity remain casual and incidental.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooden dock, metal ladder, man in blue shorts, calm lake water, gravel shoreline, two white chairs, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color shift, gate edges, and uneven exposure that provide useful physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a summer-lake insert, a transition into vacation memories, or a quiet cutaway for mid-century recreation.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary lakeside leisure in the 1960s, with swimming, simple outdoor furniture, and a home-movie view of a private outing.
Research note: A visible adult likeness may require review for commercial use, while copyright, location, and any property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Greenwood Lake home movie, 8mm lake swimming dock, man entering water, and Adirondack chairs on beach.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel lake footage, then other 1964 Greenwood Lake scenes, then broader 1960s swimming, dock, and summer vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Greenwood Lake home-movie frame showing a small brown dog on a gravel shoreline beside rippling water and two white chairs. — A small dog walks along the gravel shoreline near two white chairs by the lake.

1964 Greenwood Lake frame with a small dog moving along the shoreline, lake water at left, and two white chairs in the background. — The dog continues along the waterline below two beach chairs on the gravel shore.

1964 Greenwood Lake home-movie view of a small dog near the water, with gravel beach and white chairs visible behind it. — A dog stands near the shoreline as the camera looks down toward the beach and lake.

1964 Greenwood Lake frame showing an adult man in blue shorts using a metal dock ladder to enter calm lake water. — A man climbs down from the dock ladder into the lake water.

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