Florida USA-1952: Two Women Swimming Underwater with Snorkels

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Two Women Swimming Underwater with Snorkels — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures two women swimming underwater in a natural spring or clear blue water. One woman wears a purple swimsuit and goggles, while the other is in a light-colored swimsuit, both using snorkels and breathing devices. Bubbles rise as they explore the aquatic environment, with fish swimming nearby and rocky formations visible in the background. The footage has a distinct blue tint and grainy texture characteristic of 8mm home movies from the early 1950s, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century recreation and underwater exploration.

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, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123331847

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 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: Florida, 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: Useful for 1950s Florida recreation, women swimming, snorkeling, natural spring, or early amateur underwater footage in documentary and education edits.
Period detail: The 8mm color look, swimsuits, simple goggles, and breathing tubes may show mid-century recreational underwater swimming rather than organized sport.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as swimmers pause, breathe through tubes, and move casually among fish in clear water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women underwater, goggles, breathing tubes, bubbles, fish silhouettes, blue-green water, vegetation, and rocky spring formations.
Film character: The footage has a soft 8mm texture with blue-green color cast, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight blur from underwater filming.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, recreation cutaway, or transition into Florida springs, swimming, or vintage leisure sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows women participating in underwater recreation, offering a small visual record of mid-century leisure and amateur aquatic exploration.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright assessment; no logos or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1950s 8mm Florida underwater swimming, vintage women snorkeling, natural spring home movie, or fish and goggles footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1952 Florida water scenes, then broader mid-century swimming, snorkeling, vacation, and outdoor recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Florida 8mm frame showing two women underwater with goggles and breathing tubes in clear blue-green water. — Two women swim underwater with goggles and breathing tubes.

1952 Florida 8mm frame of a woman underwater near a large dark fish silhouette in a clear spring setting. — A swimmer appears behind a passing fish silhouette.

1952 Florida 8mm frame showing a woman in a purple swimsuit underwater as bubbles rise around her head. — A swimmer exhales bubbles while floating underwater.

1952 Florida 8mm frame of a woman underwater in a purple swimsuit, with bubbles rising in clear blue-green water. — A swimmer turns underwater as a stream of bubbles rises.

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