South Dakota USA-1954: Women Swimming Summer Time Near Buoy

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 South Dakota

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Women Swimming Summer Time Near Buoy — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from South Dakota, USA, in 1954, capturing a nostalgic summer day at a lake. A man in swim trunks and a woman in a vintage swimsuit and swim cap enjoy the water, with the woman swimming near a large yellow buoy. The scene features natural lighting, classic film grain, and a slightly faded color palette characteristic of mid-century home movies. The background shows a tree-lined shore and distant hills under a clear blue sky. This authentic archival clip offers a candid glimpse into 1950s leisure activities and family life, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122626234

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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: 1954 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: South Dakota, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie lake swimming footage for productions needing mid-century summer leisure, recreation, or family-memory material.
Period detail: The swim cap, one-piece swimsuit, high-waisted trunks, yellow buoy, and faded color 8mm look support a mid-1950s recreational setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value, with adults wading and swimming casually while the camera observes from water level.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult swimmers, a large yellow buoy, a rope line, rippling lake water, wooded shoreline, distant hills, and bright summer sky.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, blue-shifted color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing give the footage authentic 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for summer recreation, vacation, or mid-century leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows ordinary outdoor swimming and lake recreation in South Dakota, reflecting casual warm-weather leisure without identifying a specific site.
Research note: Adults are visible, including faces in some frames, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are apparent from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm lake swimming, South Dakota home movie summer, vintage buoy swimming, and mid-century outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby same-reel swimming or lake scenes, then South Dakota 1954 footage, then broader 1950s summer leisure and water recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in swim trunks wades through a South Dakota lake in 1954, with a yellow buoy, wooded shore, and hills behind him. — Man wading in lake water beside a yellow buoy with wooded hills in the background.

Adult woman in a swim cap and swimsuit swims near a large yellow buoy in a South Dakota lake, with forested hills in the distance. — Woman swimming near a yellow buoy in open lake water.

Adult woman in a dark one-piece swimsuit and swim cap moves through South Dakota lake water, with buoy hardware and shoreline behind her. — Swimmer rises through the water near the buoy line.

Adult woman in a swim cap smiles while standing in South Dakota lake water near a yellow buoy and rope line. — Woman smiling in the lake near the yellow buoy line.

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