Lake George New York-1955: Family Trip To The Docks

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationLake George, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 Lake George New York

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Family Trip To The Docks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a family trip to the docks at Lake George, New York. A large white ferry named Ticonderoga is docked at the pier, with passengers boarding and disembarking. Classic American cars from the mid-1950s line the road in the foreground, while people in period clothing stroll along the waterfront. The scene is bathed in the warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of Super 8 film, with lush green hills in the background. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century leisure travel and transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125302357

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: Yes
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 1037 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: lake george vacation,benny's
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: lake george
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: Lake George, 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 1950s documentary or editorial requests needing Lake George waterfront travel, ferry docks, and mid-century leisure transportation in home-movie form.
Period detail: The docked Ticonderoga ferry, rounded 1950s cars, waterfront streetlights, and summer clothing support the 1955 Lake George setting in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes visitors, parked cars, and ferry activity from a casual traveler viewpoint rather than a staged or commercial setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white ferry at the pier, waterfront pedestrians, parked classic cars, lake water, wooded hills, streetlights, and a small building or yard in the last frame.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, saturated but faded color, mild gate edges, and handheld framing that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel transition, transportation cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century vacation footage.
Historical context: The clip shows leisure movement around a lakeside dock, with ferry passengers and automobile traffic sharing the waterfront environment.
Research note: People and the vessel name are visible, so likeness, trademark, location, and contextual review may be needed separate from footage copyright questions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1955 Lake George 8mm ferry dock footage, Ticonderoga boat home movie, 1950s waterfront cars, and vintage family trip travel scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material from the same trip, then other 1955 Lake George dock footage, then broader 1950s vacation and ferry transportation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Lake George home-movie frame showing the Ticonderoga ferry at a dock with parked cars and people along the waterfront. — Ticonderoga ferry docked at Lake George with pedestrians and classic cars in the foreground.

Lake George waterfront view of the Ticonderoga ferry, pier activity, parked 1950s cars, and wooded hills in the background. — Passengers and visitors move near the Ticonderoga ferry while cars line the waterfront road.

Home-movie frame of the Lake George dock area with the ferry partly in view, visitors near the pier, and rows of 1950s cars below. — The ferry remains docked as visitors walk along the pier and parked cars fill the foreground.

Lake George trip footage cuts to a small building or cabin with awnings, lawn chairs, shrubs, and bright 1950s home-movie color. — A nearby building or cabin appears with lawn chairs and awnings in the yard.

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