Greenwood Lake New York-1964: Man Swimming in 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 Swimming in Lake — Clip Details

A man swims energetically through the water at Greenwood Lake, New York, in this 1964 8mm home movie. Shot on vintage Super 8 film, the clip captures him mid-stroke with splashing water and a joyful expression, his bald head visible above the surface. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and vertical scratches typical of 8mm home recordings. In the final frame, white pool ladder rails appear in the foreground as he swims past, suggesting a recreational lakeside setting. This authentic archival footage evokes mid-century American leisure and nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124937565

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing authentic home-movie footage of lakeside recreation and informal swimming in New York.
Period detail: The clip shows a mid-century 8mm home-movie view of open water, a swimmer, and simple white ladder rails that may indicate a private dock or lakeside swimming area.
Home-movie behavior: The man swims energetically toward and past the camera, giving the clip an unstaged family-film feeling of summer leisure and playful movement.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bald adult man in lake water, splashing arms, rippled blue surface, white ladder rails, film frame borders, scratches, and soft faded color.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, mild color fade, vertical scratches, gate edges, and uneven exposure that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century summer, lake vacation, swimming, or family recreation sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary recreational swimming and home filming at Greenwood Lake in 1964 without showing identifiable landmarks or organized public events.
Research note: One adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, audible music, or clear private property are visible from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 Greenwood Lake swimming footage, 1960s 8mm lake recreation, vintage home movie swimmer, and mid-century summer leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Greenwood Lake or 1964 material, then broader 1960s lake vacation and swimming home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Greenwood Lake in 1964, an adult man swims toward the camera through rippled blue water in grainy 8mm footage. — A man swims energetically through the lake, his head and arm visible amid splashing water.

The swimmer appears above the water at Greenwood Lake, smiling or grimacing with effort as one arm lifts through spray. — The swimmer raises an arm and surfaces with an animated expression in the lake water.

The man is mostly obscured by splashing water as he moves through the lake in faded 1964 home-movie footage. — A burst of spray partly hides the swimmer as he continues through the water.

White ladder rails frame the foreground while the swimmer passes behind them in the Greenwood Lake swimming area. — White ladder rails appear as the swimmer moves past in churning lake water.

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