Boston Massachusetts-1974: Motorboat Passengers Holding Ropes Beside a Tall Lock Wall

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

recreational boating
lock navigation
waterfront infrastructure
childhood leisure
rope handling
group outing
home movie observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · tilt · Slightly elevated oblique view toward the boat and along the wall
Setting: outdoor · Urban navigation lock with masonry walls, a low bridge and waterfront buildings
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Dry conditions with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Daylight with bright highlights on the boat and deep shade beneath the bridge
People: 5 · Three apparent adults and two children occupy the boat; two adults stand holding ropes, another sits in red, and the children wear bright pink clothing and orange flotation gear.
Vehicles: small white motorboat
Objects: hanging ropes · masonry lock wall · low bridge · boat windshield · steering wheel · orange flotation gear · boat seats · waterfront buildings
Colors: gray · blue · white · red · orange
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Two standing passengers hold ropes beside the masonry wall.
The seated adult in red turns toward the camera.
The standing passengers look down toward the ropes and boat.
The adult in red raises an arm toward a rope while reaching toward the wall.

Motorboat Passengers Holding Ropes Beside a Tall Lock Wall — Clip Details

Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1974 home movie footage shows five people in a small white motorboat beside a tall masonry lock wall. Two standing passengers handle hanging ropes while an adult in red sits beside two children wearing orange flotation gear. A low bridge spans the water behind them, with waterfront buildings visible through its opening. The continuous handheld view wobbles as the occupants shift position alongside the wall.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003765

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
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: Boston, 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: Supports documentary and museum requests for circa 1974 Boston recreational boating, with passengers visibly handling ropes beside a navigation lock wall.
Period detail: The striped blue jacket, hairstyles, orange flotation gear and compact white pleasure boat support a broad early to middle 1970s appearance.
Home-movie behavior: Passengers smile toward the camera and turn back to the ropes, combining casual camera awareness with the practical activity of holding position.
What appears in frame: A white motorboat carries five occupants beside hanging ropes and a tall masonry wall, with orange flotation gear, rippling water and a low bridge also visible.
Film character: Soft detail, visible grain, saturated clothing colors, shifting exposure and handheld wobble give the projected small-gauge capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a human-scale cutaway within a harbor journey or as a short sequence showing the practical activity of a lock passage.
Historical context: The compact pleasure craft and children's flotation gear place recreational activity within an urban waterway dominated by substantial masonry infrastructure.
Research note: Recognizable adults, children and a privately used boat are visible; footage copyright licensing does not establish likeness releases or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for Boston boating home movies, circa 1974 pleasure craft, children in flotation gear and passengers holding ropes inside a lock.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's working ship, wake crossing and child waving clips, then Boston waterfront footage circa 1974, followed by other recreational lock passages.

Still Frames From This Clip

Boston, circa 1974: five occupants in a white motorboat beside a masonry lock wall, with two standing passengers holding ropes beneath a bridge. — Standing passengers hold ropes while the seated occupants remain close to the tall lock wall.
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Boston boating circa 1974: a blue-jacketed passenger and an adult in red face the camera from a white craft alongside a stone lock wall. — Several occupants turn toward the camera while the boat rests close alongside the masonry.
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Boston, circa 1974: standing motorboat passengers attend to ropes beside a tall lock wall, with two children seated near the windshield. — Attention returns to the ropes as the boat remains alongside the wall.
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Boston lock passage circa 1974: the seated adult in red reaches upward toward a rope while keeping the other hand near the masonry wall. — The seated adult reaches upward as the group maintains its position beside the lock wall.
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