Massachusetts-1974: Man Rides a Small Wheeled Toy Into a Swimming Pool

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationMassachusetts, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 · Massachusetts, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

backyard leisure
swimming
physical comedy
playfulness
summer recreation
domestic life
home movie memories

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Poolside view looking slightly downward across the water
Setting: outdoor · Fenced residential backyard with a swimming pool and paved deck
Time and weather: daytime · likely summer · Dry with some direct sunlight
Lighting: Natural daylight with patches of shade
People: 1 · One adult man with dark, longer hair and light-colored short swim trunks performs the jump; a partial foreground hand briefly enters the shot.
Objects: swimming pool · small wheeled ride-on toy · diving board · red inflatable mattress · metal pool ladder · wooden privacy fence · paved pool deck · rounded shrubs · looped hose · patterned fabric
Colors: blue · purple · red · brown · green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A man sits astride a small wheeled toy on the diving board.
He rides off the board and drops toward the water with the toy.
A large splash rises beside the red inflatable mattress.
The toy's wheels protrude above the disturbed surface.
The man resurfaces and holds the toy in front of him.

Man Rides a Small Wheeled Toy Into a Swimming Pool — Clip Details

Probably Massachusetts, circa 1974 home movie footage shows a man in light swim trunks riding a small wheeled toy along a diving board toward a backyard swimming pool. He drops into the water with the toy, throwing up a splash beside a red inflatable mattress. The wheels emerge before he resurfaces and holds the toy in front of him. One continuous wide view includes a metal ladder, wooden privacy fence and patterned fabric across the foreground.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003758

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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: 1974 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: Massachusetts, 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: This circa 1974 backyard scene serves documentary requests for American swimming-pool leisure and a complete comic action.
Period detail: Short light swim trunks, longer hair, a small plastic ride-on toy and patterned foreground fabric support the early to middle 1970s estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The man carries a playful stunt through to resurfacing while the poolside camera follows its immediate outcome.
What appears in frame: The view includes a diving board, wheeled toy, red inflatable mattress, metal ladder, wooden fence, shrubs and patterned foreground fabric.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, scattered film marks and a purple-blue cast give the projected-film capture a pronounced archival texture.
Edit role: The setup, drop, splash and resurfacing form a self-contained comic beat that can also supply a splash transition.
Historical context: The residential setting shows informal leisure around a private swimming pool, with swimwear and recreational objects consistent with circa 1974.
Research note: A visible adult and private residential setting introduce likeness and property considerations separate from copyright in the film; no readable branding appears.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1974 backyard swimming, a man riding a toy into water and silent small-gauge home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's poolside reaction or playful poolside portrait, then other circa 1974 residential swimming scenes and comic water jumps.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably Massachusetts, circa 1974: a man astride a small wheeled toy leaves a backyard diving board above blue pool water. — The man and ride-on toy leave the diving board beside a floating red mattress.
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Probably Massachusetts, circa 1974: a red inflatable mattress bobs in a backyard pool after the jump, with the swimmer below the surface. — The red mattress bobs as ripples spread after the splash.
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Probably Massachusetts, circa 1974: an overturned toy's wheels emerge from a backyard pool while a red mattress floats to the right. — The toy's wheels break the surface before the man reappears.
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Probably Massachusetts, circa 1974: a man stands in backyard pool water holding the small toy after riding it off a diving board. — The man resurfaces and holds the toy in front of him.
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