New York-1973: Swimmers in Lake with Child and Float

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

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Swimmers in Lake with Child and Float — Clip Details

A young man and woman swim in a lake during a sunny day in 1973, captured on 8mm film with authentic grain and color saturation. The man swims toward the camera while the woman floats nearby, both smiling and enjoying the water. A child in an orange shirt appears briefly at the edge of the frame, and an inflatable orange tube floats in the water. The footage has a warm, nostalgic quality typical of vintage home movies, with natural light reflecting off the ripples. This authentic slice of Americana captures a carefree summer moment.

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: 125582847

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 1012 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: swimming
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1973 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: 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: Useful for 1970s New York home-movie requests needing casual lake swimming, summer recreation, or family leisure footage for documentary and editorial edits.
Period detail: The footage may show early 1970s leisure details through the 8mm color palette, simple swimwear, orange flotation tube, and informal lakeside filming style.
Home-movie behavior: The swimmers appear relaxed and unstaged, smiling toward the camera while treading water near a boat or dock edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult swimmers, rippling lake water, a partial figure at frame edge, an orange inflatable tube, splashing, and handheld framing from above the water.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, slight gate edge darkness, and handheld exposure shifts that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a summer memory beat, family recreation insert, lake transition, or brief cutaway within 1970s Americana sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal outdoor leisure in a home-movie context, with adults swimming close to the camera in a natural lake setting.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person permissions.
Research search match: Search matches include 1973 New York lake swimming, 8mm home movie swimmers, 1970s summer recreation, and vintage family lake footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel lake or family scenes, then other 1973 New York outdoor footage, then broader 1970s swimming and summer recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 New York 8mm frame showing two adults swimming in a lake, with one swimmer facing the camera and a partial figure at the edge. — Two adults swim near the camera in rippling lake water.

1973 New York home-movie frame of two adults swimming toward a camera positioned near the waterline or boat edge. — Swimmers tread water while looking toward the camera.

1973 New York 8mm frame showing two adults separated in the lake, both surrounded by rippling water and light splashes. — Two swimmers move through the lake at different distances from the camera.

1973 New York home-movie frame with two adults swimming near an orange inflatable tube, filmed from a close lakeside or boat angle. — Swimmers splash beside an orange inflatable tube.

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