Lake George New York-1955: Large Body Of Water Near A Picnic In The Woods

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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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Large Body Of Water Near A Picnic In The Woods — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures serene views of Lake George, New York. The clip opens with a wide, slightly grainy shot of a calm lake bordered by dense forested hills. The scene transitions to a wooded area where a group of people gather near a picnic table, enjoying a summer outing. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color grading with muted greens and blues, characteristic of mid-century home movies. The handheld camera movement and natural lighting evoke a nostalgic, personal memory of a family vacation in the Adirondacks.

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: 125302505

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 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 Adirondack vacation, lake travel, picnic, and wooded recreation sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century leisure travel through 8mm color stock, casual outdoor clothing, picnic-table gathering, and handheld family filming.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from a broad lake view to people gathered casually among trees and rocks.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad lake, forested hills, wooded picnic area, people near a table, large rocks, tree trunks, and shaded undergrowth.
Film character: The scan has soft 8mm grain, muted greens and blues, uneven exposure, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a travel insert, family-vacation cutaway, transition from lake scenery to picnic activity, or quiet memory beat.
Historical context: The images document recreational time around Lake George through a personal camera, emphasizing landscape, shade, and informal outdoor gathering.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1955 8mm Lake George home movie, Adirondack lake picnic footage, vintage wooded outing, and mid-century family vacation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Lake George 1955 material, then broader 1950s lake, picnic, hiking, or Adirondack travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wide 1955 Lake George view with muted water, distant wooded shoreline, and soft 8mm exposure. — A calm lake and forested hills establish the outdoor setting.

People gather near a picnic table in a wooded Lake George setting, filmed in soft 8mm color. — People gather among trees and rocks near a picnic table.

Soft 8mm view of dense trees, rocks, and undergrowth near Lake George during the wooded outing. — The camera turns toward a leafy, rocky wooded area.

A shaded Lake George picnic area appears through trees, with rocks, foliage, and a table partly obscured. — Trees and rocks partly hide a shaded picnic area.

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