Long Lake Canada-1939: Family Swimming and Wading at Lake

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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Family Swimming and Wading at Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a family enjoying a summer day at Long Lake, Canada. A young boy swims in the calm water while a man and woman in classic swimsuits stand at the water's edge, smiling and talking. The scene unfolds on a sunny day with natural light reflecting off the lake, framed by a wooded shoreline and a large tree trunk. The grainy black-and-white footage, complete with film grain and soft focus, evokes a nostalgic, authentic 1930s vacation atmosphere. Ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124861048

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 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

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: 1930s Canadian home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational requests for lakeside vacation recreation and family swimming scenes.
Period detail: The simple one-piece swimsuits, 8mm black-and-white look, and informal shoreline setting support the supplied 1939 family vacation context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the swimmers' relaxed poses, casual conversation at the water's edge, and a boy moving through the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include swimmers, calm lake water, a wooded shore, a large tree trunk, a low log or dock edge, reflections, and soft shoreline shadows.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, rounded frame edges, uneven exposure, and a handheld home-movie viewpoint.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short recreation insert, summer memory beat, or transition into family travel, lake vacation, or 1930s leisure material.
Historical context: The scene shows ordinary outdoor leisure in a lakeside setting, with family or companions gathered casually rather than formally posed.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are apparent from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1939 8mm Canada lake swimming, Long Lake family vacation, vintage home movie swimmers, and 1930s summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Long Lake Canada 1939 material, then with broader vintage swimming and vacation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Long Lake, Canada home-movie frame showing three people at the water's edge with trees and calm lake reflections. — Three swimmers stand near the shore in shallow water during a lakeside outing.

Home-movie view of three swimmers at Long Lake, Canada, with a wooded bank and still water in the foreground. — Swimmers gather at the lake edge beneath trees along the shore.

A swimmer crosses the lake surface in a grainy 1939 home-movie frame, with the shore and standing figures partly visible. — A swimmer moves through the water while figures remain near the shoreline.

Long Lake, Canada home-movie frame showing a swimmer surrounded by rippled water in soft black-and-white focus. — A swimmer continues across the lake, creating small ripples on the water.

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