Yonkers New York-1953: Swimmer Turning During Pool Laps

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationYonkers, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Swimmer Turning During Pool Laps — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a swimmer executing a turn during laps in a pool. The footage, filmed in Yonkers, New York, shows a man in a dark swimsuit performing a breaststroke turn, with water splashing around him. The blue-tinted, grainy visuals and slight motion blur reflect the era's amateur film quality. Other swimmers are visible in the background, suggesting a competitive or training session. The clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century aquatic sports and recreational swimming.

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: 123360857

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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1953 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: Yonkers, New York, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie requests needing recreational or athletic swimming footage for documentary inserts, education programs, or sports-history context.
Period detail: The 8mm color look, swim trunks, pool setting, and 1953 Yonkers metadata support a mid-century recreational swimming scene without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, observing swimmers moving through laps from close poolside positions rather than formal competition coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue pool water, male swimmers in dark trunks, splashing strokes, a lane edge or poolside form, soft focus, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries blue-tinted color, visible grain, motion blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a sports insert, poolside cutaway, summer recreation beat, or transitional memory fragment in a mid-century sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually documents organized or recreational lap swimming in a public or institutional pool setting, with adults or older youths moving through drills.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal or venue permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm swimming pool footage, Yonkers home movie swimmer laps, vintage breaststroke turn, and mid-century recreational sports.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1953 Yonkers material, then broader 1950s swimming, pool recreation, or amateur sports footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame showing a male swimmer crossing a blue pool lane with motion blur and water splash. — A swimmer moves through the pool as the 8mm frame catches splashing water and soft focus.

1953 Yonkers pool footage showing a swimmer turning through churning water near a pale pool edge. — The swimmer rotates through a turn as splashes obscure part of his body near the pool edge.

Motion-blurred 8mm view of a swimmer moving through blue water during laps in Yonkers, New York. — A swimmer passes through the lower part of the frame, softened by motion and water glare.

1953 Yonkers home-movie frame of a male swimmer continuing a lap through blue pool water. — The swimmer stretches forward in the water, with ripples and splash trailing behind him.

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