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Florida USA-1952: Female Swimmer Takes Air From Oxygen Tube And Paddles

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationFlorida, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Female Swimmer Takes Air From Oxygen Tube And Paddles — Clip Details

A young woman in a vintage swimsuit swims underwater in a natural spring or clear lake, captured on 8mm film in 1952. She holds an oxygen tube, taking breaths as she paddles through the water, her hair floating around her. Bubbles rise to the surface as she moves gracefully beneath the green-tinged water. The footage shows natural light filtering through, with visible film grain and color shifts typical of 1950s home movies. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century leisure and underwater recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123331763

Rights & Clearance

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 1570 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label
dr. mc petersen
Reel-level year note
1952
Reel-level location note
florida,washington dc,canada
Date
1952 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Florida, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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 1950s Florida home-movie requests involving underwater recreation, women swimmers, natural springs, and mid-century leisure inserts.
Period detail
The clip shows a woman in a vintage swimsuit using a breathing tube underwater, with the 8mm color stock and metadata-supported 1952 Florida setting placing it in early 1950s recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1952 Florida home-movie footage, a woman in a pale swimsuit moves underwater beside a breathing tube in green sunlit water.
Swimmer reaches through clear spring water.

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