New York-1971: Man Gazing at Lake and Forested Mountain

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

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Man Gazing at Lake and Forested Mountain — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and hat stands at a lakeside viewpoint, gazing at a forested mountain under a clear blue sky. The scene, shot on 8mm film in 1971, captures a peaceful summer day in the New York countryside. Lush green trees frame the view, with a calm lake stretching toward the distant hills. The footage has a nostalgic, authentic home movie quality with natural film grain and vibrant colors. The final frame shifts to a hillside with houses nestled among autumn-colored trees, suggesting a seasonal transition. This vintage 8mm home movie offers authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, and history projects.

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: 125772429

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 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

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: Useful for 1970s New York countryside or Adirondack-style lake recreation sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie atmosphere.
Period detail: The man's light shirt, brimmed hat, high-waisted trousers, and saturated 8mm color may show early 1970s leisure filming style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged traveler quietly standing at a lakeside overlook and looking toward the wooded hills.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a hat, blue lake water, forested hills, leafy foreground trees, clear sky, and distant hillside houses.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, saturated blues and greens, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of home-movie scanning.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a contemplative cutaway, rural travel insert, memory beat, or transition from lake scenery to hillside homes.
Historical context: The scene reflects private leisure filming of rural New York scenery, with attention on landscape, quiet observation, and seasonal foliage.
Research note: A person is visible from behind, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, minors, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Searches such as 1971 New York lake home movie, 8mm man viewing mountain, rural forested hills, or vintage lake overlook may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1971 New York rural scenes, then lake, mountain, foliage, and quiet travel-view footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 New York 8mm frame of a man seen from behind at a lakeside viewpoint, looking toward wooded hills under a blue sky. — A man stands at the lakeside facing wooded hills across the water.

1971 New York lakeside view with a man in a light shirt and hat near the water, framed by trees and distant forested hills. — The man remains near the lake as the camera frames trees, water, and hills.

1971 New York home-movie frame showing a man from behind at a leafy lakeside overlook with a wooded mountain across the water. — A quiet overlook view shows the man facing the lake and mountain.

1971 New York 8mm frame of a wooded hillside with scattered houses among green and autumn-colored trees. — The final view shifts to hillside homes set among changing foliage.

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