Greenwood Lake New York-1964: Ducks and People at 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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Ducks and People at Greenwood Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at Greenwood Lake, New York. Ducks swim calmly across the water near a wooden dock with a tire bumper, while people enjoy the lake—some on a floating platform, others swimming. The scene features classic suburban homes, lush green trees, and a nostalgic, slightly faded color palette characteristic of Super 8 film. The footage offers a peaceful, authentic slice of mid-century American leisure, perfect 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: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124937824

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 to requests for mid-century American summer recreation, waterfront leisure, or quiet outdoor cutaways.
Period detail: The small docks, tire bumper, floating platform, modest lakeside houses, and faded color stock may show a 1960s family recreation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged lakeside viewpoint, observing ducks, swimmers, and people using a small floating platform from across the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ducks, lake water, a wooden dock, a tire bumper, small boats, swimmers, a floating platform, trees, and shoreline houses.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm look with visible grain, slight color fading, handheld framing, and contact-sheet edge density from the scan.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for summer leisure, lakeside neighborhoods, or family vacation sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual outdoor recreation at Greenwood Lake, with people swimming near docks and residences along a tree-lined shore.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, and shoreline homes appear in view; copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm lake footage, Greenwood Lake New York home movie, ducks on lake, swimmers at dock, and mid-century summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel lake scenes, then other 1964 Greenwood Lake material, then broader 1960s water recreation and suburban leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Greenwood Lake in 1964, ducks move across the water near a dock, tire bumper, and small moored boats. — Ducks pass a quiet dock area on the lake.

A floating platform sits near swimmers on Greenwood Lake, with trees and shoreline houses across the water. — Swimmers and a floating platform appear along the lakeshore.

The camera frames swimmers near a small floating platform, with Greenwood Lake residences and trees in the background. — People swim near a small platform on the lake.

Swimmers cross the water near a small floating platform on Greenwood Lake, with houses and trees beyond the shore. — Swimmers move through open water near the far shore.

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