Yonkers New York-1953: Swimmer with Submerged Object Underwater

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

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Swimmer with Submerged Object Underwater — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a mysterious underwater scene in Yonkers, New York. The footage shows a blurry, indistinct form beneath the water's surface, possibly a sculpture or submerged object, with a swimmer's leg briefly visible. The image is characterized by heavy blue-green color cast, film grain, and scratches typical of aged Super 8 footage. The scene is abstract and enigmatic, evoking a sense of nostalgia and mystery from a mid-century American home movie.

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: 123361306

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie requests needing an abstract underwater insert from Yonkers, New York, for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The metadata places the clip in 1953, while the visible frames mainly show blue-green underwater material and film-strip edges without strong period-specific visual clues.
Home-movie behavior: The footage carries an unstaged home-movie perspective, lingering on an indistinct submerged form and brief aquatic movement rather than a composed studio scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue-green water, a soft submerged shape, possible swimmer movement, film-frame borders, sprocket-side darkness, scratches, dust, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense blue-green color, visible grain, vertical wear, dust specks, gate edges, and soft focus that give the clip a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an abstract memory beat, underwater transition, atmospheric cutaway, or brief insert suggesting pool or water activity.
Historical context: As mid-century home-movie footage, it may reflect casual family or recreational filming where the camera records water and movement more impressionistically than descriptively.
Research note: People are flagged visible, so likeness review may be needed even though no faces or brands are visible; copyright, location, and property questions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1950s 8mm underwater home movie, Yonkers New York water footage, vintage submerged object, abstract pool scene, or swimmer cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1953 Yonkers material, then broader vintage swimming, pool, water, or abstract home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Yonkers home-movie frame showing blue-green water, a faint submerged form, and worn 8mm frame edges. — A soft blue-green underwater view with an indistinct submerged form near the upper frame.

Abstract 8mm scan frame from the Yonkers clip, dominated by blue-green film texture and vertical frame-edge bands. — A largely abstract blue-green film section with dark vertical edges and light scan gaps.

1953 Yonkers underwater home-movie frame with a blurry submerged shape, scratches, dust, and dark 8mm frame edges. — An indistinct underwater shape appears through blue-green water and visible film wear.

End frame from the 1953 Yonkers clip showing abstract blue-green film texture with dark vertical borders and no clear subject. — The clip resolves into an abstract blue-green film area with vertical borders and faint wear.

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