South Dakota USA-1954: Women in Swimsuits and Swim Caps Enjoying Lake Swim

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

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Women in Swimsuits and Swim Caps Enjoying Lake Swim — Clip Details

Vintage 1954 home movie footage from South Dakota USA showing two women in a lake, wearing classic swimsuits and swim caps. One woman adjusts the other's cap while they stand in the water, smiling and interacting. The scene captures a nostalgic summer moment with natural lighting and the characteristic grain and color shift of 8mm film. A yellow buoy floats nearby, and the shoreline is visible in the background. This authentic archival clip offers a candid glimpse into mid-century recreational swimming and personal care.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 122626279

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

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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1950s South Dakota home-movie footage of lake swimming, women's swimwear, and casual summer recreation for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The swim caps, structured one-piece suits, 8mm color, and family-shot lake setting fit mid-1950s recreational footage, supported by the 1954 clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged interaction as two women smile, wade, and help adjust a swim cap in shallow lake water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women in swim caps, one-piece swimsuits, rippling lake water, a yellow buoy, distant shoreline, trees, and small boats.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, blue color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of scanned mid-century home movies.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a brief summer-memory insert, recreational cutaway, or transition into a sequence about swimming, leisure, or family travel.
Historical context: The scene shows mid-century lake recreation with women in modest swimwear and caps, emphasizing informal social swimming rather than organized competition.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; metadata does not show brands, music, private property, or minors.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s South Dakota lake swimming, women in swim caps, vintage home movie swimwear, and 8mm summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1954 South Dakota lake scenes, then broader 1950s swimming and summer recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 South Dakota home-movie frame of two women in swim caps and swimsuits standing in lake water, one helping adjust the other's cap. — Two women wade in the lake as one helps adjust the other's swim cap.

1954 South Dakota frame showing a smiling woman in a swim cap and one-piece swimsuit standing close to the camera in lake water. — A woman smiles toward the camera while standing in the lake.

1954 South Dakota home-movie frame with a yellow buoy floating on the lake and a swim-capped woman partly visible in the foreground. — A yellow buoy floats near the swimmers in the lake.

1954 South Dakota frame of a woman in a swim cap and one-piece swimsuit wading in a lake, with shoreline and small boats behind her. — A swim-capped woman wades in the lake with the shoreline behind her.

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