Long Lake Canada-1939: A Man And Woman Vigorously Swim In Swim Caps And Suits

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationLong Lake, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Long Lake Canada

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A Man And Woman Vigorously Swim In Swim Caps And Suits — Clip Details

A man and woman swim vigorously in Long Lake, Canada, in this 1939 8mm home movie footage. Shot in black and white, the clip captures the couple wearing swim caps and suits as they move through the water with strong, rhythmic strokes. The grainy texture and soft focus of the 8mm film lend a nostalgic, authentic feel to the scene. Splashes and ripples surround them as they swim, showcasing a moment of recreation and physical activity from the late 1930s. The footage offers a rare glimpse into mid-century leisure and aquatic sports.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124860965

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Long Lake, Canada Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1939 Long Lake, Canada swimming footage can support documentary or educational requests for late-1930s leisure, recreation, and amateur athletic activity.
Period detail: The swim caps, modest swimwear, black-and-white 8mm texture, and home-movie framing may show late-1930s recreational swimming culture.
Home-movie behavior: The swimmers appear focused on vigorous exercise rather than posing, giving the scene an unstaged home-movie record of shared outdoor recreation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two capped swimmers, churning lake water, splashes, ripples, close surface-level framing, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, and slight frame instability consistent with amateur physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, recreation cutaway, sports-history texture, or memory beat within a sequence about lakeside leisure.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for prewar Canadian leisure by showing adults swimming in practical caps and suits in an outdoor lake setting.
Research note: People are visible, including faces in some frames, so likeness and privacy review may be needed separately from copyright or stock-footage licensing.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 8mm Long Lake Canada swimming, vintage swimmers in caps, black-and-white home movie lake recreation, and 1930s aquatic exercise.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Long Lake material, then with 1939 Canada footage, and finally with broader themes of vintage swimming, lakeside recreation, and amateur sport.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Long Lake, Canada footage, a swim-capped person moves through rippling water in a close, grainy 8mm frame. — A swimmer pushes through the lake surface as water splashes around the cap and shoulders.

A capped swimmer crosses the frame in Long Lake, Canada, with active splashing visible in the black-and-white 8mm image. — The swimmer continues a strong stroke through choppy lake water.

A swimmer in a white cap faces the camera during a stroke in 1939 Long Lake, Canada home-movie footage. — A capped swimmer's face is visible as they move forward through the water.

A swim-capped figure extends an arm across the lake surface in this grainy 1939 Long Lake, Canada frame. — The swimmer stretches forward through the water with one arm extended.

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