Waterfront buildings seen from the water.
1975 · Boston, United States
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Person standing at the stern beside boating gear — Boston, 1975
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- 1975
- Location
- Boston, United States
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- Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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A person in a cream-colored sweater and dark shorts stands at the stern of a red boat beside a white life preserver, rope, and bucket in 1975 Boston boating footage.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 4.60 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Boston USA-1975: People on Boat with American Flag
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1970s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
The clip may show mid-1970s leisure boating details, including handheld 8mm color footage, casual shorts, a cable-knit sweater, a red-painted boat interior, and waterfront buildings seen from the water.
Film character
The footage has a soft 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, color fading, gate edges, motion blur, and handheld camera movement from the boat.
Historical context
The frames reflect everyday waterfront leisure and small-boat activity rather than a staged event, with the shoreline and boat deck providing modest social context for a 1970s home movie.
Research note
A person is visible from behind or partially out of frame, so likeness review may still be needed, while copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
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