Lynbrook New York-1971: A Fat And Fair Man Is Bathing In The Blue Waters Of The

Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLynbrook, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 New York

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A Fat And Fair Man Is Bathing In The Blue Waters Of The — Clip Details

A man swims in a pool under intense blue lighting, his face and shoulders visible above the water in this 1971 8mm home movie from Lynbrook, New York. The footage captures him moving through the water with a calm expression, the vibrant blue hue creating a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere. The grainy texture and color saturation are characteristic of vintage Super 8 film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a private summer moment. The camera remains steady, focusing on the swimmer's profile as he glides through the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123548490

Rights & Clearance

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Lynbrook, New York, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 1970s home-movie requests needing a short pool swimming insert, private recreation moment, or family-summer visual from Lynbrook, New York.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm color home-movie imagery with saturated blue pool water and a simple close view of an adult swimmer, consistent with the supplied 1971 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The man swims calmly at the waterline and briefly turns toward the camera, giving the clip an unstaged private leisure quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man in a swimming pool, rippling blue water, bare shoulders, close facial views, dark contact-sheet borders, and heavy blue color cast.
Film character: The footage has dense blue color saturation, visible grain, soft focus, and home-movie exposure shifts that read as physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief recreational cutaway, poolside memory beat, or transitional insert within a family, summer, or suburbia sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects a private leisure scene in an outdoor swimming pool, offering visual context for informal recreation without identifying a public event.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious private interiors are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1971 8mm home movie swimming pool, adult man swimming, blue pool water, Lynbrook New York family footage, and suburban summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Lynbrook 1971 home movies, then broader 1970s swimming pool or family recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man moves through blue pool water with his face in profile.

The swimmer’s head and shoulder remain above the rippling water.

A man in a swimming pool turns toward the camera in a blue-tinted 1971 Lynbrook home-movie frame. — The swimmer turns toward the camera while partly submerged.

Mostly blue pool water is visible, with only a partial glimpse of the swimmer near the upper right edge. — The final frame holds mostly water with the swimmer partly out of view.

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