New York-1973: Motorboat Anchored by Rocky Outcrop

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Motorboat Anchored by Rocky Outcrop — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a serene waterfront scene from New York. The clip opens with a distant view of a tree-lined shoreline across calm water, followed by a slow pan revealing a white motorboat anchored near a rocky outcrop. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and a faded purple-blue color cast typical of 1970s home movies. The tranquil water reflects the overcast sky, creating a nostalgic, contemplative mood. This authentic archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring 1970s American life.

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: 125589131

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: Supports requests for 1970s New York waterfront home-movie material for documentary inserts, editorial transitions, or atmospheric archival cutaways.
Period detail: The footage may show early 1970s recreational waterfront scenery, with a small motorboat, low shoreline, and soft faded color consistent with 8mm home movies of the period.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the water from a quiet visitor or family vantage point, lingering on the distant shore before finding a moored boat without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm open water, a low tree-lined shoreline, hazy sky, a small white motorboat, a rocky outcrop, distant structures, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight handheld drift, muted exposure, and a purple-blue color shift that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet waterfront establishing insert, a memory beat, or a transition between urban New York and leisure or travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary recreational waterfront viewing rather than a documented public event, with no visible crowds, signage, or identifiable activity in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, vessel ownership, and property considerations should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1973 New York 8mm waterfront, vintage home movie boat on water, 1970s shoreline cutaway, and Super 8 calm harbor scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 New York waterfront clips, then broader 1970s home-movie boating or shoreline material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 New York 8mm frame showing calm water and a low, distant shoreline under a muted hazy sky. — A low shoreline sits across still water in a soft, faded 8mm waterfront view.

1973 New York waterfront view with open water, a low tree-lined shore, and soft purple-blue 8mm color. — Open water stretches toward a distant tree-lined shore under an overcast sky.

Faded 1973 New York 8mm frame with calm water, low shoreline, and a small distant vertical structure near the horizon. — The camera holds on the quiet waterline, with a small structure faintly visible in the distance.

1973 New York 8mm frame showing a white motorboat on calm water near a low rocky outcrop and distant shore. — A white motorboat rests on still water beside a low rocky shoreline.

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