Yonkers New York-1953: Young Swimmer Diving Backward into Pool

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

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Young Swimmer Diving Backward into Pool — Clip Details

A young swimmer in a dark swimsuit prepares to dive from a poolside bench at a backyard swimming pool in Yonkers, New York, 1953. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures the moment they leap backward into the water, creating a large splash. The footage shows the swimmer's body arcing through the air before entering the pool, with metal ladder and chain-link fence visible in the background. The blue-tinted, grainy image evokes a nostalgic, vintage home movie feel from the early 1950s.

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: 123363148

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 edits needing backyard swimming, youth recreation, summer play, or a brief comic splash moment.
Period detail: The metal pool ladder, simple bench or board, chain-link fence, and color 8mm look may show mid-century suburban recreation in Yonkers, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an informal backyard pool stunt as a swimmer balances, flips backward, and lands with a splash from a home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swimmer, blue pool water, metal ladder rails, a narrow bench or diving board, chain-link fencing, dark trees, and splash spray.
Film character: Blue-biased color, heavy grain, soft focus, gate edges, and slight exposure shifts give the short action the texture of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick summer insert, comic transition, recreational cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about youth and swimming.
Historical context: The footage shows private leisure around a backyard pool, with the camera focused on motion and reaction rather than posed portraiture.
Research note: People are visible and likely not model-released; copyright, likeness, and any property considerations should be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm swimming pool, Yonkers backyard pool, kids jumping into water, vintage home movie diving, and summer splash footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel pool scenes, then other Yonkers or 1953 home movies, then broader 1950s swimming and summer recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame showing a swimmer mid-flip over a blue backyard pool with ladder rails and fencing behind. — A swimmer arcs backward above the pool just before entering the water.

1953 Yonkers pool frame with a large splash where the swimmer has entered the blue water beside ladder rails. — The backward jump ends in a high splash beside the pool ladder.

1953 Yonkers 8mm frame showing a swimmer standing on a narrow bench or board at a backyard pool with fencing behind. — The swimmer stands poised on a narrow poolside board before the stunt.

1953 Yonkers frame showing the swimmer seated at the pool edge near ladder rails, with blue water and fencing visible. — After the jump, the swimmer sits at the pool edge near the ladder.

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