California-1955: People On Rowboat Struggling To Move Away From Lake Shore

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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People On Rowboat Struggling To Move Away From Lake Shore — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1955 captures two people in a small rowboat struggling to paddle away from a rocky lake shore in California. The grainy, sun-drenched footage shows the boat moving slowly across the blue water, with a dry, scrub-covered hillside in the background. The subjects, dressed in light summer clothing, appear to be exerting effort as they row. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics, including soft focus, natural color shifts, and visible grain, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American outdoor recreation scene.

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: 125290269

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 1449 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: david,alex
Reel-level year note: 1953-1955-1956
Reel-level location note: palm springs california
Date: 1955 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: California, 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: Useful for 1950s California outdoor recreation sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage of people rowing near a rocky lakeshore.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century leisure clothing, a small rowboat, and dry California shoreline terrain, with the 1955 date supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the unstaged effort of two people trying to row away from shore while the home-movie camera watches from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white rowboat, two people, blue water, oars, a rocky shoreline, scrubby hillside vegetation, and a small shore structure in one frame.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, and contrasty sun exposure that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century boating, summer travel, or California lake recreation.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for informal postwar-era outdoor leisure without identifying the people, lake, or exact shore location.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, likeness, and property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1955 California 8mm rowboat, vintage lake recreation home movie, people rowing near shore, and mid-century boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other California 1955 lake footage, then broader 1950s outdoor recreation and boating scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 California 8mm frame showing two people in a small rowboat close to a rocky, scrub-covered lakeshore. — Two people row a small boat close to the rocky shore.

1955 California home-movie frame with two people rowing a small boat beside a dry, rocky lakeshore. — The rowboat moves slowly along the shoreline.

1955 California 8mm frame showing a small rowboat with two people near rocks, scrub, and blue water. — The boat remains close to shore as the rowers work the oars.

1955 California home-movie frame showing two people in a rowboat, with rocky shore and a small structure in the background. — A small shore structure appears behind the rowboat near the dry hillside.

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