New York-1967: Standing Swimmer Bends Toward a Reclining Companion on a Raft

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

lakeside leisure
swimming
sunbathing
informal interaction
summer recreation
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: wide
Camera: zoom · handheld · Slightly elevated view across the water
Setting: outdoor · Wooded freshwater lake with a floating swimming platform and shoreline dock
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Fair weather
Lighting: Direct sunlight on the swimmers and platform, with deep shade along the opposite shore
People: 3 · Two apparent adults occupy the raft: one stands and bends in light-colored swim briefs, while the other reclines in dark swimwear; a third adult is partly visible seated beside the foreground dock.
Objects: rectangular floating swimming platform · curved metal swimming ladder · wooden dock · buoy line · swimwear · lake water · shoreline trees
Colors: blue-purple · dark green · white · tan
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two swimmers occupy a floating platform, with a seated adult and dock partly visible in the foreground.
The camera moves closer as the standing swimmer looks down toward the reclining companion.
The standing swimmer begins bending forward beside the companion.
The swimmer reaches down toward the reclining person in the tighter view.

Standing Swimmer Bends Toward a Reclining Companion on a... — Clip Details

Probably New York, United States, circa 1967 home movie footage shows two swimmers on a rectangular floating platform in a wooded lake. One stands in light-colored swim briefs while the other reclines beside a curved metal ladder. The standing swimmer bends forward and reaches toward the companion as the camera zooms closer. A seated adult, wooden dock and buoy line appear briefly in the foreground of this continuous silent shot.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002997

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1967 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: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary requests for American lakeside leisure circa 1967, with two swimmers interacting on a floating raft.
Period detail: The light-colored swim briefs and simple ladder-equipped raft may show middle to late 1960s recreational styling.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows an informal bending gesture toward a reclining companion without visible posing for the lens.
What appears in frame: The view contains two swimmers, a pale rectangular raft, a curved metal ladder, rippling water, a wooded shore and a briefly visible dockside adult.
Film character: Blue-purple color, grain, soft focus, vertical marks and slight framing movement give the projected film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a short leisure cutaway or memory beat, with the tightening composition drawing attention to the swimmers' interaction.
Historical context: The raft, access ladder and buoy line show an equipped lake swimming area used for informal recreation.
Research note: Copyright permission does not establish likeness or property permissions; personal identities and ownership of the swimming facilities are unknown.
Research search match: Matches searches for small-gauge home movies of swimming rafts, wooded lake recreation and American summer leisure circa 1967.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's dock recreation and swimming-to-platform shots, then probable New York material circa 1967, followed by broader lakeside leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably New York, circa 1967: two swimmers occupy a lake raft beyond a buoy line, while an adult sits beside the foreground dock. — The opening wide view includes the swimming raft, wooded shore and part of the dockside foreground.
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Probably New York, circa 1967: a swimmer in light-colored briefs looks down toward a reclining companion on a lake platform. — The camera tightens on the two swimmers and the ladder-equipped raft.
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A swimmer starts bending toward a reclining person on a wooded lake raft, probably New York, circa 1967. — The standing figure leans forward as the view continues to close in.
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Probably New York, circa 1967: a bent swimmer reaches toward a reclining companion on a sunlit lake platform beneath a wooded shore. — The closer view captures the downward reach beside the reclining swimmer.
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