Greenwood Lake New York-1964: Man Swimming On A Styrofoam Board On The Shore

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

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Man Swimming On A Styrofoam Board On The Shore — Clip Details

A man enjoys a sunny day at Greenwood Lake, New York, in 1964, swimming in the shallow water while holding onto a white styrofoam board. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures his playful movements and the gentle waves lapping the shore. The scene exudes classic Americana nostalgia, with vibrant colors and authentic film grain. The final frame shows a splash near a dock, suggesting a joyful summer day. This vintage home movie offers authentic, archival footage for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 124937555

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage suited to requests for lake recreation, casual summer swimming, and Americana leisure inserts.
Period detail: The color 8mm look, simple swimwear, dock ladder, and foam float may show a mid-1960s family lake outing at Greenwood Lake.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged playfulness of an adult swimmer paddling near shore and creating a splash for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless man, white foam board, shallow lake water, shoreline trees, distant houses, dock edge, ladder, and splash.
Film character: Soft color, visible grain, gate edges, dust specks, and handheld framing give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a summer recreation insert, lakeside transition, comic memory beat, or cutaway in a family-vacation sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects ordinary warm-weather leisure at a northeastern lake, with adults swimming close to shore and docks rather than organized sport.
Research note: A visible adult face may require likeness review; no logos are apparent, and copyright, likeness, and location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s lake swimming home movie, Greenwood Lake recreation, man on foam board, vintage 8mm summer vacation, and dock splash footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Greenwood Lake material, then broader 1960s lake recreation and family vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Greenwood Lake in 1964, a shirtless adult man paddles in shallow water while gripping a white foam board. — A swimmer holds onto a white foam board near the shore.

The adult swimmer continues across shallow Greenwood Lake water with both arms around a white foam board. — The man paddles forward with the foam board in front of him.

A shirtless adult man faces the camera in Greenwood Lake water, with trees and lakeside houses visible behind him. — A man faces the camera from the lake with the wooded shore in the background.

A burst of lake water splashes beside a dock and ladder at Greenwood Lake, suggesting a jump or playful movement just out of frame. — Water splashes up near a dock ladder at the lakeside.

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