New York-1973: Young Boy Cruising River in Motorboat

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Young Boy Cruising River in Motorboat — Clip Details

A young boy in a blue shirt sits in a small motorboat at a dock in New York, 1973, preparing to depart. The boat engine starts, and the vessel moves through the water, creating ripples and spray. The scene shifts to a wider view of the boat cruising on a river, passing under a bridge. A person's face appears in the foreground, watching the boat as it continues its journey. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a nostalgic summer day with natural light, film grain, and authentic 1970s color tones.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125582674

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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 1012 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: swimming
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1973 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

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 1970s New York home-movie requests needing small-boat river activity, summer recreation, or family-shot waterfront travel footage.
Period detail: The small outboard motorboat, casual clothing, soft color, and 8mm home-movie scan support an early-1970s recreational boating scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged family-observer feel, following a person in a small motorboat as it pulls away and moves across open water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a docked motorboat, outboard engine, rippling river water, shoreline, bridge structure, and a foreground face near the lens.
Film character: The footage shows handheld 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, dark frame edges, and period color shifts.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for leisure boating, river travel, or 1970s summer home-movie sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday waterfront recreation in New York through a personal camera rather than a formal record of a named place or event.
Research note: People and a visible face require likeness review, while copyright, location, and property questions should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1973 New York 8mm motorboat, 1970s river cruising home movie, small boat dock departure, and vintage waterfront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel boating or waterfront shots, then New York 1973 material, then broader 1970s home-movie leisure and river travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 New York home-movie frame showing a person seated in a small motorboat at a dock as water ripples nearby. — A small motorboat sits near the dock with a seated person preparing to move away.

The small boat pulls away from the dock in 1973 New York footage, with spray and wake visible behind it. — The boat moves out from the dock, creating churned water and spray.

A wide 8mm view shows a small motorboat crossing open river water with shoreline trees in the distance. — The boat appears farther out on the river, with low shoreline visible beyond the water.

A partially shadowed face appears close to the camera as a small boat continues across the New York river behind them. — A face enters the foreground while the boat remains visible on the water behind.

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