New York-1971: Town Homes By Man-Made Lakes In A Rural Area

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 New York

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Town Homes By Man-Made Lakes In A Rural Area — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside town in New York. The footage shows a calm lake bordered by dense evergreen and autumn-colored trees, with a small white house visible across the water. A wooden utility pole dominates the foreground, with power lines stretching across a pale sky. The scene transitions to a view of brick and wood town homes nestled among the trees, showcasing classic 1970s suburban architecture. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and a nostalgic, unfiltered quality typical of personal home movies from the era.

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: 125772113

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s New York establishing footage of lakeside housing, rural-suburban development, or quiet residential landscapes in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The frames may show early 1970s suburban or resort-town architecture, with utility poles, simple globe lamps, lawn furniture, and low town homes set beside a man-made lake.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a casual outdoor vantage point, holding on lakefront scenery and nearby homes with the unplanned pacing of personal travel or family footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a calm lake, autumn trees, a small white lakeside building, utility poles and wires, lawn lamps, a bench, and low residential buildings among woods.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that preserve the texture of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, rural-suburban transition, residential cutaway, or quiet memory beat between family or travel scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents a modest lakeside built environment, showing homes and recreational grounds integrated into wooded surroundings rather than a dense urban setting.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but homes and grounds appear in view, so users should review property, copyright, and contextual risks for the intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1971 New York 8mm lakeside town homes, rural suburban lake footage, autumn residential landscape, and vintage home movie lake community.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 New York exteriors, then related lakeside housing, suburban development, and autumn landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 New York 8mm frame showing a lakeside view with autumn trees, utility wires, lawn lamps, and a small white building across the water. — A lakeside lawn faces a wooded shore with a small white building across the water.

1971 New York home-movie frame of a quiet lakefront lawn, utility pole, overhead wires, and wooded shoreline with a small building beyond. — The camera holds on the lake, lawn fixtures, and wooded shoreline beyond.

1971 New York 8mm frame showing low residential buildings near a wooded area, with autumn foliage and utility poles in view. — Low town homes or residential buildings appear at the edge of a wooded area.

1971 New York home-movie frame of low town homes or residences bordered by trees, utility lines, and early autumn color. — Residential buildings are framed against woods with visible fall color.

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