New York-1973: Vintage 8mm Film Depicting Nature And Scenery At A Lake

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

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Vintage 8mm Film Depicting Nature And Scenery At A Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside landscape from New York. The footage shows a rocky shoreline with scattered boulders and sparse greenery under a pale sky. A few indistinct figures appear on the shore, suggesting a quiet day by the water. The image exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, characteristic of amateur 1970s home movies. The overall mood is nostalgic and contemplative, evoking a sense of peaceful summer recreation.

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: 125589126

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.

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 (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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s New York 8mm lake scenery for documentary cutaways, memory sequences, and quiet regional recreation context.
Period detail: The footage may show early 1970s amateur filming through its soft color, handheld framing, open shoreline, and casual figures at the water's edge.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor view across a lake toward rocks, low greenery, and distant people moving slowly along the shore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm water, pale sky, rocky shoreline, large boulders, sparse trees or brush, and small indistinct shore figures.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, faded magenta color, mild exposure variation, and handheld drift typical of home-movie filming.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a quiet establishing insert, lake transition, regional nature cutaway, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal outdoor recreation in New York, with people seen only as distant figures against a rocky lakeside setting.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person review.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1973 New York 8mm lake, vintage home movie shoreline, rocky lake scenery, and 1970s water recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then with other 1973 New York lake footage, then with broader 1970s nature and shoreline home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 New York 8mm frame showing calm water facing a rocky, low green shoreline under a pale sky. — A distant rocky lakeshore sits across calm water beneath a washed pale sky.

1973 New York 8mm frame with a rocky lakeside bank, large boulders, sparse greenery, and small distant people. — Small figures appear along a rocky lake edge with boulders and low vegetation.

1973 New York 8mm frame looking over water toward a rocky shore with a prominent boulder and faded green brush. — A prominent boulder and low shoreline vegetation are seen across the lake.

1973 New York 8mm frame showing a wider lake view with rocky shoreline, boulders, sparse greenery, and tiny people in the distance. — The shoreline recedes across calm water, with tiny people and boulders visible in the distance.

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