Greenwood Lake New York-1964: Man Testing Water From Dock Ladder

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

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Man Testing Water From Dock Ladder — Clip Details

A man in dark swim trunks tests the water at Greenwood Lake, New York, in 1964, carefully stepping down the metal ladder of a wooden dock. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the vintage aesthetic with soft purple and blue color tones, visible grain, and slight vignetting. The man pauses mid-step, looking toward the camera, as gentle ripples disturb the calm lake surface. This authentic home movie moment evokes 1960s Americana and summer nostalgia.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124937017

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Greenwood Lake, New York, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s home-movie requests for summer lake recreation, dockside swimming, and quiet Americana cutaways in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The dark swim trunks, simple metal dock ladder, wooden platform, and 8mm color palette may show mid-1960s recreational lake culture.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man cautiously tests the water from a dock ladder, creating an unstaged domestic vacation moment with a brief glance toward the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in swim trunks, a wooden dock edge, a metal ladder, lake ripples, floating markers, soft shoreline light, and film gate borders.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, purple-blue color shift, mild vignetting, soft focus, and contact-print framing that add physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short insert, seasonal transition, memory beat, or cutaway for lake vacations, swimming hesitation, or 1960s leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage places a private leisure activity at Greenwood Lake within a broader visual record of mid-century American summer recreation.
Research note: One adult person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, audible music, or clear private-property identifiers are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s 8mm lake swimming, Greenwood Lake home movie, man testing water from dock, and vintage summer vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Greenwood Lake 1964 material, then broader 1960s lake, dock, and swimming home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Greenwood Lake in 1964, a man in dark swim trunks pauses on a metal ladder beside a wooden dock as he tests the water. — Man pauses on the dock ladder while testing the lake water.

At Greenwood Lake in 1964, the man grips the metal ladder beside the dock while standing knee-deep in rippling water. — Man steadies himself on the ladder beside the dock.

At Greenwood Lake in 1964, the man bends toward the metal ladder as he lowers himself beside the wooden dock into the lake. — Man leans into the ladder while easing into the lake.

At Greenwood Lake in 1964, the man stands in the water beside the dock ladder as soft blue-purple 8mm tones cover the lake scene. — Man stands in the lake beside the dock ladder.

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