California-1955: Man On Large Boat Helps Man In Smaller Boat On Lake

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man On Large Boat Helps Man In Smaller Boat On Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a man in a light-colored shirt and dark pants standing on a large, light-blue motorboat with a white canvas top, bending over to assist another man in a small rowboat. The scene unfolds on a calm lake surrounded by a grassy, tree-covered hillside, with a rustic cabin visible on the shore. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1950s American lakeside vacation. The man in the smaller boat holds a paddle, and the larger boat is moored with a rope. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 125290469

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 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: 1950s California home-movie lake footage for productions needing a brief boating, leisure, or vacation-era insert with visible people.
Period detail: The motorboat with canvas top, small rowboat, shoreline cabin, and clothing may show mid-1950s recreational boating details consistent with the supplied 1955 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged moment as one man on a larger boat bends toward another man in a small rowboat beside him.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a light-blue motorboat, white canvas canopy, small rowboat, paddle, calm lake water, wooded hillside, shoreline cabin, and two adult men.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight gate borders, saturated color, and handheld home-movie framing that support its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition within a sequence about 1950s vacations, lakeside recreation, or family boating.
Historical context: The scene reflects private leisure on a California lake, with small craft and shoreline cabins suggesting informal midcentury outdoor recreation.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1955 California lake boating, 1950s home movie motorboat, vintage 8mm lake vacation, and man helping rowboat.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1955 California lake scenes, then broader 1950s boating or vacation home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 California 8mm frame of a man on a light-blue motorboat near a small rowboat, with a cabin and wooded hillside behind. — A man stands on the larger boat as a smaller rowboat floats alongside near the shore.

A man stands on the larger boat beside a small rowboat on a California lake, with shoreline trees and a cabin visible. — The larger boat sits close to a rowboat as the man watches the smaller craft.

The 8mm frame shows the motorboat and adjacent rowboat near a wooded California shoreline, with the man positioned at the side of the larger boat. — The man remains at the side of the larger boat with the rowboat close by.

A man bends over from the larger motorboat toward a person or position in the rowboat, suggesting assistance during a 1955 California lake outing. — The man leans down from the motorboat toward the small rowboat beside it.

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