Lake George New York-1955: Two Country Flags Blowing Majestically In The Wind

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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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Two Country Flags Blowing Majestically In The Wind — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures two flags flying against a cloudy sky at Lake George, New York. The American flag and a second flag with blue and white stripes wave gently in the wind atop flagpoles, viewed from behind a stone wall. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic mid-century Americana atmosphere. The scene suggests a patriotic moment at a lakeside location, with distant hills visible in the background.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125302661

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm footage for productions needing a brief patriotic or lakeside cutaway with flags in wind at Lake George, New York.
Period detail: The 1955 home-movie metadata and faded color 8mm look support a mid-century setting, with flagpoles, a stone wall, distant hills, and cloudy sky visible.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a visitor's handheld observation from behind a wall, lingering on flags rather than staging people or action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two flagpoles, an American flag, a blue-and-white striped flag, cloudy sky, a stone wall, a roofline or tower, and distant hills.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight blur, and uneven exposure that give the flag movement a clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, establishing cutaway, patriotic transition, or reflective memory beat between Lake George scenes.
Historical context: The scene suggests a public or resort-area flag display in a 1950s lakeside setting, but the exact site and meaning of the second flag are not confirmed by the frames.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or flag-use context should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm Lake George flags, American flag home movie, vintage flags in wind, and mid-century New York lakeside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Lake George material, then other 1955 Lake George exteriors, then broader 1950s flag, travel, and Americana cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Lake George 8mm frame showing two flags above a stone wall, with hills in the background and a cloudy sky. — Two flags fly above a stone wall at Lake George.

Close 1955 Lake George view of a blue-and-white striped flag waving on a pole against clouds. — A striped flag waves against the cloudy sky.

Home-movie frame from Lake George showing a striped flag in wind, cropped close against a cloudy sky. — The striped flag fills the frame as it blows in the wind.

1955 Lake George frame with a roofline or tower behind a stone wall and flagpoles rising into the sky. — Flagpoles rise near a stone wall and roofline.

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