Albany New York USA-1937: Old Footage Of People Swimming In A Frozen Lake While Diving From Platform

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationAlbany, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Albany New York

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Old Footage Of People Swimming In A Frozen Lake While... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1937 in Albany, New York, captures a winter swimming event on a frozen lake. A wooden diving platform stands in the snow-covered landscape, with swimmers preparing to enter the icy water. Spectators in heavy winter coats watch from the platform and surrounding area. One swimmer is seen mid-dive from the high board, while others wait their turn. The grainy black-and-white film shows classic 1930s winter recreation, with bare trees and snow-covered ground under a pale sky. The scene reflects a bold, communal winter tradition from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120806402

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1937 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: Albany, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for archival requests about 1930s American winter recreation, cold-water swimming, and community sports footage for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The snow-covered setting, heavy coats, wooden platform, and black-and-white 8mm texture support the stated 1937 Albany winter recreation context without showing a clearly identifiable landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged spectator viewpoint, watching swimmers and bundled onlookers gather around a makeshift platform for a cold-weather dive.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooden diving or viewing platform, bundled spectators, a swimmer near the high board, snowy ground, bare winter trees, and a frozen-lake setting.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and a handheld home-movie feel that gives the winter scene period texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for 1930s leisure, winter endurance, or unusual community recreation.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests organized winter swimming or diving as a communal outdoor activity, with participants and spectators gathered in heavy clothing around icy conditions.
Research note: People and faces are visible but not individually identified, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, with no visible brands or private interiors in these frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s 8mm winter swimming, Albany New York frozen lake diving, home movie cold water swimmers, and vintage winter recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby footage from the same reel, then with other 1937 Albany material, then with broader 1930s winter sport or community recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the stated 1937 Albany, New York context, spectators in winter clothing gather on and around a wooden platform beside snow-covered ground and bare trees. — Spectators gather around the snowy diving platform.

A swimmer or diver is visible near the upper board of a wooden winter platform as bundled spectators look on in the snowy Albany setting described by the clip metadata. — A swimmer prepares near the high board.

A lightly dressed participant stands near the base of the wooden platform, contrasting with bundled spectators above and the snow-covered 1937 Albany winter setting. — Participant waits below the platform.

The final frame shows the wooden platform with spectators and a foreground figure in winter clothing, maintaining the cold outdoor recreation context from the Albany clip metadata. — Spectators remain by the winter swimming platform.

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