New York USA-1954: Person Wearing Black Shorts Rows Yellow Rowboat On A Sunny Day

Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Person Wearing Black Shorts Rows Yellow Rowboat On A... — Clip Details

A person in black shorts rows a yellow rowboat on a sunny day in a quiet waterway, captured on 8mm film in 1954. The scene unfolds with gentle ripples on the water, a white house and trees visible along the shoreline. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading typical of vintage home movies, conveying a nostalgic, everyday moment from mid-century America.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125299794

Rights & Clearance

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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1954 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s New York home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet recreational boating insert or waterside everyday-life cutaway.
Period detail: The rowboat, simple swimwear, shoreline houses, and soft color 8mm image may show mid-century leisure on a small New York waterway.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie view of one person rowing and standing in a small boat as ripples move across the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow rowboat, a person in dark shorts, oar movement, calm water, shoreline houses, trees, railing, and reflected light.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, mild color fading, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, memory beat, or calm cutaway within a sequence about summer, waterways, or mid-century recreation.
Historical context: The scene offers a modest view of leisure near residential waterfronts without supporting broader claims about the specific community or event.
Research note: A person and shoreline buildings are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s New York 8mm rowboat, vintage home movie boating, yellow rowboat on water, and mid-century summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with New York 1954 footage, and then with other vintage boating or waterfront leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York 8mm frame of a person in dark shorts rowing a yellow rowboat past shoreline houses and trees. — A person rows a yellow boat across calm water near houses on the shore.

A person rows a yellow rowboat along a quiet New York waterway, with residential shoreline buildings behind. — The rowboat travels across rippled water with houses and trees beyond the shoreline.

The rower appears upright in the yellow boat on calm water, with a light-colored shoreline house behind. — The person rises or shifts in the small boat as the water reflects the shoreline.

A yellow rowboat sits on a quiet waterway as a person remains aboard near residential shoreline buildings. — The rowboat drifts or moves slowly near the shoreline at the end of the clip.

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