New York-1968: Two Children Gathering and Tossing Objects Beside the Water

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
outdoor recreation
waterfront play
informal gestures
everyday life
home movie observation
shoreline environment

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Slightly elevated, looking down toward the shoreline
Setting: outdoor · Rocky waterfront bank with scattered litter and sparse grass beside open water
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions with small waves on the water
Lighting: Natural daylight with shadowed faces and uneven exposure
People: 2 · Two children: a girl wearing a pink dress, white knee socks, dark shoes and hair ribbons, and a boy wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt, dark trousers and light-colored shoes.
Objects: shoreline stones · discarded containers · red fabric item · dark debris at the waterline · partly submerged metal frame · sparse grass
Colors: blue-gray · pink · white · dark blue · brown · green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two children stand on the rocky bank with water behind them.
The boy bends down while the girl stands nearby.
The children straighten and gesture with their hands.
Both children hurry along the shoreline.
The boy raises both arms as the girl faces the water.

Two Children Gathering and Tossing Objects Beside the Water — Clip Details

Probably in the New York area, United States, circa 1968 home movie footage shows two children playing on a rocky shoreline beside rippling water. A girl wears a pink dress and white knee socks, while a boy in a white T-shirt and dark trousers repeatedly bends toward the ground. They move along the bank and make throwing gestures among scattered debris. One continuous, slightly elevated handheld shot follows their activity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004402

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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: 1968 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 and museum requests for circa 1968 childhood play beside an American waterfront, with a tentative New York-area attribution.
Period detail: The short pink dress, white knee socks, hair ribbons and casual T-shirt with dark trousers support a broad late-1960s appearance.
Home-movie behavior: The children alternate between gathering objects, quick movements and gestures toward the camera, giving the scene an informal home-movie rhythm.
What appears in frame: Two children occupy a rocky bank with rippling water behind them, scattered containers underfoot, a red fabric item nearby and sparse grass at the edge.
Film character: Soft projected-film detail, muted color, uneven exposure, grain, dust and vertical scratches give the continuous handheld view its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a childhood activity insert or waterfront cutaway, with repeated bending and tossing gestures providing several useful action points.
Historical context: The scene records children using a narrow shoreline for play, with discarded containers and other debris visible around them.
Research note: Two minors and their faces are visible; copyright permission is separate from likeness rights, and the frames establish neither releases nor ownership of the shoreline.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1968 color home movies of children gathering and tossing objects on a rocky American waterfront.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's family beside the suspension bridge, then tentative New York-area footage circa 1968, followed by other scenes of childhood outdoor play.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably in the New York area, circa 1968, a girl in pink stands while a boy bends toward the rocky bank beside rippling water. — The girl stands near the water while the boy reaches toward the ground.
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Two children gesture on a rocky waterfront, probably in the New York area, circa 1968; the girl wears pink and the boy a white T-shirt. — Both children stand upright and gesture beside the water.
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A girl steps along the shore and a boy pauses with a hand near his chest, probably in the New York area, circa 1968. — The children move apart on the stony bank above a patch of grass.
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Probably in the New York area, circa 1968, a boy bends down while a girl faces the water amid stones and discarded containers. — The boy reaches down again while the girl turns toward the waterfront.
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