Yonkers New York-1953: Swimmer Performing Backstroke in Pool

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

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Swimmer Performing Backstroke in Pool — Clip Details

A competitive male swimmer performs the backstroke in a pool, captured on 8mm film in 1953. The swimmer, wearing dark swim trunks, moves through the water with strong, rhythmic strokes, creating splashes and ripples. The footage shows the swimmer's arm rising above the surface and his body rotating in a classic backstroke motion. The pool is marked with lane lines and floating markers, and the image has the characteristic grain and color fade of vintage home movie footage. This authentic 1950s swimming scene evokes nostalgia and is ideal for historical, documentary, or retro-themed projects.

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: 123362743

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: 1950s 8mm footage of a competitive male swimmer in a Yonkers pool supports documentary or educational edits about mid-century school athletics, recreation, or swimming technique.
Period detail: The clip may show 1950s pool competition details through the simple lane rope markers, dark swim trunks, and handheld color 8mm home-movie framing.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves an informal spectator viewpoint as the swimmer moves through the lane, emphasizing observed athletic effort rather than staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue pool water, a male backstroke swimmer, raised arms, splashing wake, lane rope markers, frame edges, and film gate borders.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm grain, mild color fade, exposure variation, dust specks, and contact-sheet framing that give the scene physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short sports insert, memory beat, recreation cutaway, or transition within a sequence on school swimming or mid-century leisure.
Historical context: The scene documents organized pool swimming as a visible recreational and athletic activity, without enough visual evidence to identify the event or institution.
Research note: A visible swimmer may raise likeness considerations, while no logos or private property are apparent; copyright and publicity rights should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm swimming pool footage, Yonkers New York swimmer, vintage backstroke, school athletics home movie, and mid-century pool competition.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with Yonkers or 1953 material, and finally with other vintage swimming, school sports, or pool recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame showing a male swimmer on his back in blue pool water with lane markers and visible film borders. — A swimmer moves through the pool lane during a backstroke sequence.

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame with a male swimmer rotating through backstroke, one arm raised amid bright pool splashes. — The swimmer's arm breaks the surface as he continues the backstroke.

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame showing the swimmer partly submerged during backstroke, surrounded by ripples, splash, and lane markers. — The swimmer is partly submerged as the stroke creates a broad splash.

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame with the swimmer mostly obscured by a large splash in blue pool water and faint lane markers. — A burst of water obscures the swimmer near the end of the shot.

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