Lake George New York-1955: Old Timers In The Park Having Fun With Friends And Family

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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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Old Timers In The Park Having Fun With Friends And Family — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at a grassy park in Lake George, New York. A woman in a blue one-piece swimsuit and sunglasses stands with a towel, while a shirtless man in swim trunks stands nearby. Another woman in a black swimsuit and light cover-up sits in a folding chair, and an older man in a white tank top and cap joins the group. The footage shows natural, candid interactions among friends and family enjoying a leisurely day outdoors, with classic 1950s fashion and a nostalgic, sun-drenched atmosphere.

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: 125302767

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 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: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing candid leisure, park, and family gathering material from Lake George, New York.
Period detail: Visible clues include mid-century swimsuits, folding lawn chairs, towels, sunglasses, and a striped shade umbrella in a grassy outdoor park setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged social presence as adults stand, sit, smile, and move casually around a picnic or lakeside park area.
What appears in frame: Frames show adults in swimwear, towels and cover-ups, folding chairs, a grassy field, trees, a striped umbrella edge, and distant houses.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing that support its home-movie archive character.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief memory beat, social cutaway, or transition within sequences about 1950s recreation, travel, or family leisure.
Historical context: The footage documents informal adult recreation in a public outdoor setting, with clothing and seating that reflect everyday mid-1950s leisure culture.
Research note: People are clearly visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright status; no brands or private property are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1955 Lake George home movie, 1950s park gathering, adults in swimwear, 8mm family leisure, and vintage summer outing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Lake George 1955 material, then broader 1950s park, lake, and family recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Lake George, New York, 1955, adults in swimwear gather on grass, with a woman holding a towel and a seated figure partly visible. — Adults gather casually on a grassy park lawn during a summer outing.

A 1955 Lake George park scene shows a seated woman in a folding chair while another woman in a blue swimsuit stands nearby holding a towel. — A woman sits in a lawn chair as another stands nearby with a towel.

At a Lake George park in 1955, an older woman stands in a black swimsuit and light cover-up while others sit and stand nearby. — An older woman stands wrapped in a light cover-up beside the park group.

The 1955 Lake George home movie shows an older man in a white tank top and cap smiling near an older woman wrapped in a light cover-up. — An older man smiles near an older woman during the outdoor gathering.

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