Yonkers New York-1953: Swimmer in Cap and Goggles in Public Pool

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

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Swimmer in Cap and Goggles in Public Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a swimmer in a blue public pool, wearing a dark swim cap and goggles. The footage shows dynamic splashes and underwater movement, with the swimmer executing a freestyle stroke. The teal-tinted water and visible film grain add authentic retro texture. The scene evokes a nostalgic summer day, likely from a youth swim lesson or recreational outing. This archival clip offers authentic 1950s Americana for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 123361451

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: 1950s 8mm home-movie pool footage for editors needing a brief recreation, swimming, summer leisure, or public-pool cutaway.
Period detail: The swim cap, goggles, blue-tinted pool water, and 8mm home-movie color may show mid-century recreational swimming, supported by the 1953 Yonkers metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged observer quality, following a swimmer through splashes and underwater movement rather than a posed poolside scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include teal pool water, a swimmer in a dark cap and goggles, splashing arms, underwater turbulence, pool edge hints, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, soft focus, blue-green color shift, exposure variation, and gate edges that give the scene physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for summer recreation, swimming lessons, or mid-century leisure sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually places swimming as everyday recreation in a public-pool setting, without enough detail to identify the facility or participants.
Research note: People are visible but not clearly identifiable in these frames; copyright, likeness, and location permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s 8mm swimming pool, Yonkers New York home movie, swimmer with cap and goggles, and vintage public pool footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1953 Yonkers material, then related 1950s summer, swimming, and public-pool scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Yonkers home-movie frame showing a swimmer in blue pool water with a dark swim cap and soft 8mm grain. — A swimmer crosses the blue pool water as splashes and film grain soften the frame.

Blue-green 8mm pool frame from the Yonkers clip, with a swimmer mostly obscured by water and motion blur. — The swimmer is largely hidden beneath the blue water, leaving a pale moving shape and surface texture.

1953 8mm frame showing underwater movement in a Yonkers pool, with the swimmer partly obscured by bubbles and teal water. — Underwater movement and bubbles obscure the swimmer as the film texture remains prominent.

Blue public-pool water ripples across the frame as a swimmer’s body is partly visible near the bottom edge. — Ripples and reflected light dominate the frame while the swimmer passes partly out of view.

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