California USA-1952: Swimmers Enjoy The Clear Waters On A Busy Day At The Lake

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

Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Swimmers Enjoy The Clear Waters On A Busy Day At The Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1952 shows a scenic lakeside view with a rugged hillside and small buildings along the shore. The scene transitions to people swimming in the clear blue water, with individuals wading and floating in the lake on a sunny day. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, capturing authentic mid-century leisure and nostalgia. This archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, and vintage lifestyle content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122621242

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 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: miss universe
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Supports 1950s California leisure requests needing authentic 8mm lake swimming, shoreline, and vacation cutaway material.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century lakeside recreation, with small shore buildings, boats, swimsuits, and visitor-shot framing as visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The human value is informal summer swimming, with people wading, floating, and moving through the water without staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a hillside shore, small waterfront buildings, moored boats, blue lake water, swimmers, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, gate borders, and handheld exposure shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, vacation transition, or social-history cutaway for mid-century outdoor leisure.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for recreational lake use in California, focused on shoreline facilities, boats, and casual swimming rather than a named event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status remains separate from any personal or property considerations.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1950s California 8mm lake swimming, vintage home movie swimmers, lakeside boats, and mid-century summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then California 1952 lake footage, then broader 1950s swimming, boating, and vacation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 California 8mm frame showing a distant lakeside shore, rugged hillside, small waterfront structures, and boats on the water. — Distant shoreline with hillside, waterfront buildings, and boats across the lake.

1952 California home-movie frame with a hazy hillside shore, small lakeside structures, and several boats visible on the water. — Hillside lakeshore with small buildings and boats seen from across the water.

1952 California 8mm frame showing several swimmers spread across clear blue lake water during a sunny leisure scene. — Swimmers move through the clear blue lake water in an informal vacation scene.

1952 California home-movie frame of swimmers in blue lake water, with one person raising an arm and others floating nearby. — Swimmers are scattered across the lake, with one figure raising an arm above the water.

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