New York-1973: White Boats Docked At A Marinas Wooden Pier

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

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White Boats Docked At A Marinas Wooden Pier — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a serene marina scene in New York. White sailboats and motor yachts are moored at a wooden dock, their masts rising against a backdrop of dense green trees. The water reflects the boats and sky, creating a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and subtle camera movement, evoking a personal summer memory from the 1970s. A few people are visible on the docks and boats, enjoying a quiet day on the water. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects about 1970s American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125589186

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: 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: 1970s New York marina footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial uses needing quiet recreational boating and waterside leisure context.
Period detail: The small sailboats, motor yachts, wooden piers, casual dock activity, and faded 8mm color may show a 1970s recreational marina setting in New York.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, lingering across moored boats and dockside figures rather than presenting a formal travel or promotional scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white boats, sailboat masts, wooden docks, pilings, calm water, tree-lined shore, a low marina building, and a few small human figures.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color shift, exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, establishing insert, or memory beat for boating, summer leisure, waterfront travel, or 1970s everyday life.
Historical context: The scene documents private recreational boating culture and marina use without identifying a specific harbor, club, vessel, or event from the visible frames alone.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright clearance and any marina or vessel property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1973 New York marina 8mm footage, vintage sailboats at dock, 1970s recreational boating, and home movie waterfront scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 New York waterfront clips, then broader 1970s boating, docks, marinas, and summer leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 New York 8mm frame showing white boats tied at a marina dock, with sailboat masts, pilings, calm water, and trees in the background. — White boats sit moored along a wooden marina pier with a tree-lined shore behind them.

1973 New York marina view with white boats, tall masts, dock pilings, and a wooded shoreline seen through soft 8mm film color. — Moored boats and masts fill the marina view beside wooden piers and pilings.

1973 New York 8mm frame showing white boats at a marina, vertical pilings, a wooded backdrop, and small distant people near the docks. — Boats remain tied along the marina while small figures appear near the dock area.

1973 New York home-movie frame with a slightly tilted view across marina water toward moored boats, sailboat masts, and dense trees. — A handheld view looks across the marina water toward moored boats and a dark tree line.

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