Man Swims While Others Sunbathe by Station Wagon

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1972
Decade1970s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Man Swims While Others Sunbathe by Station Wagon — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Mobile Alabama in 1972 captures a nostalgic summer day by a lake. A classic wood-paneled station wagon is parked near a wooden dock where people relax in lawn chairs. A man swims in the calm water while others sunbathe on the grassy bank. The scene is framed by lush green trees and a house in the background, with the characteristic grain and color palette of 1970s Super 8 film. This authentic slice of Americana is ideal 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: 125787502

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
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 8mm home-movie footage for requests needing lakeside leisure, swimming, sunbathing, and everyday summer recreation with a station wagon nearby.
Period detail: The wood-paneled station wagon, folding lawn chairs, swimwear, and film color suggest an early-1970s domestic recreation setting, consistent with the supplied 1972 date.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged family or social outing, with people relaxing on shore while one person moves in and out of the water near a small dock.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a calm lake, wooden dock, swimmer, seated sunbathers, folding chairs, wood-paneled station wagon, trees, and a house or outbuilding in the background.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated greens, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a steady home-movie viewpoint from across the water.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief summer-memory insert, a recreational cutaway, or a transition into family travel, lake life, or 1970s leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual outdoor recreation and car-centered shoreline access, while the exact property, lake, and participants are not identified in the visible frames.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no readable logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1972 8mm lake swimming, 1970s home movie sunbathing, vintage station wagon by water, and family recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with footage from the same stated year or region if verified, then with other 1970s lake, swimming, and family-outing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm frame showing people relaxing by a lakeside dock as a swimmer is near the water and a wood-paneled station wagon sits behind them. — People sit near a small dock while a swimmer moves in the lake, with a station wagon parked along the shore.

Home-movie frame of a swimmer at a lakeside dock while two people sit in folding chairs near a parked wood-paneled station wagon. — A person swims beside the dock as others sit back from the water near the parked wagon.

1970s lakeside home-movie frame with a swimmer climbing or resting near the dock as seated people watch from the grassy shore. — The swimmer reaches the dock area while two people remain seated near the shore.

Soft 8mm frame of a person at the lakeside dock while others lounge in chairs and a wood-paneled station wagon remains parked nearby. — A lakeside swimmer pauses at the dock as seated sunbathers remain on the bank.

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