Yonkers New York-1953: Swimmer Executing Freestyle Stroke

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

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Swimmer Executing Freestyle Stroke — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a swimmer in action at a public pool in Yonkers, New York. The swimmer, wearing a dark swim cap, executes a freestyle stroke, creating splashes as they move through the blue water. A diving board is visible at the edge of the pool, and the footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections. The scene evokes a nostalgic, mid-century American recreational moment, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed content, or archival 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: 123362972

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 1950s 8mm home-movie pool footage for productions needing mid-century American recreation, swimming practice, or public leisure cutaways.
Period detail: The swim cap, simple outdoor pool setting, diving board edge, and faded color 8mm texture support the supplied 1953 Yonkers, New York context.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged value in its close observation of a swimmer moving through the water rather than posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swimmer in a dark swim cap, blue pool water, heavy splashing, lane or float markers, and the edge of a diving board.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, color fading, gate edges, and minor surface marks give the brief clip a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for sequences about swimming, summer recreation, exercise, or mid-century leisure.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational swimming as a familiar community or public-pool activity without enough visual evidence to identify the facility or event.
Research note: A swimmer is visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, and any location permissions should be reviewed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm swimming pool footage, Yonkers home movie swimmer, vintage freestyle stroke, and mid-century recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1953 Yonkers material, then broader 1950s swimming, pools, exercise, and summer recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame showing a swimmer in a dark cap mid-freestyle, partly obscured by splashing pool water. — A swimmer begins a freestyle stroke near the visible edge of the pool.

1953 Yonkers pool footage frame with a swimmer’s arm extended during freestyle, surrounded by bright splashes. — The swimmer’s arm breaks the surface during a freestyle stroke.

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame showing the swimmer continuing across the pool, with spray and a blurred freestyle motion. — The swimmer continues across the frame amid splashing water.

1953 Yonkers pool frame showing the swimmer stretched out in the water as the stroke carries forward. — The swimmer moves through the pool with the body extended near the surface.

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