New York-1973: View Of Blue And White Speedboat In Open Water On A Sunny Day

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

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View Of Blue And White Speedboat In Open Water On A... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1973 captures a white speedboat with a blue stripe and the name 'PEPPE' cruising across open water in New York. The boat, featuring a canvas top and a small flag, cuts through the waves, creating white spray. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows the vessel moving at speed, with a distant shoreline and a sailboat visible in the background under a bright, overcast sky. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the film evokes a nostalgic, mid-20th century summer day.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125582755

Rights & Clearance

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: 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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s New York home-movie footage of a speedboat on open water can support documentary inserts about leisure boating, waterfront travel, or summer recreation.
Period detail: The small runabout, canvas top, color 8mm texture, and distant shoreline may show early-1970s recreational boating in New York waters.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows the boat from a nearby vantage point, giving the clip the casual, observational feel of a family or visitor filming a passing craft.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue-and-white speedboat, open water, white spray, a small stern flag, distant shoreline, pale sky, and dark film frame edges.
Film character: The scan carries soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, and handheld framing that place the footage clearly within a home-movie film source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief waterfront cutaway, travel transition, leisure insert, or memory beat within a 1970s New York sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects recreational boat traffic and shoreline viewing rather than a documented public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: People and a boat name or marking appear visible, so likeness, vessel identification, and trademark-style concerns should be reviewed separately from footage licensing.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1970s New York speedboat home movie, 8mm boat on open water, vintage waterfront recreation, and blue-and-white runabout footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1973 New York waterfront footage, then broader vintage boating and summer recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 New York home-movie frame showing a blue-and-white speedboat moving across open water near a distant shoreline. — A blue-and-white speedboat passes across open water with spray along the hull.

1973 New York frame of a blue-and-white speedboat with visible occupants and a small stern flag on open water. — The speedboat runs past the camera with occupants visible and a small flag at the stern.

The boat is seen in profile as it cuts through the water, leaving white spray.

Wide 1973 New York frame with the speedboat farther from camera on open water near a low shoreline. — The speedboat recedes into a wider view of water and distant shoreline.

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