Long Lake Canada-1939: Man Swimming In A Body Of Water As He Bobs His Head Above

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

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Man Swimming In A Body Of Water As He Bobs His Head Above — Clip Details

A man swims in a calm lake in this 8mm home movie from 1939, captured in black and white with authentic film grain and a soft vignette. He bobs his head above the water, creating ripples and splashes as he moves through the surface. The natural setting features a tree-lined shore in the background, evoking a quiet, nostalgic summer day. This archival footage offers a candid glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation, perfect for historical documentaries, vintage lifestyle 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: 124861104

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 lake recreation footage useful for documentary or educational sequences needing brief home-movie evidence of outdoor swimming.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, simple lakeside setting, and metadata-supported 1939 date place the scene in a late-1930s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: An adult swimmer moves through calm water while the camera watches from shore, preserving an informal recreational moment rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: The frames show a swimmer's head and arms at the water surface, small splashes, ripples, a distant tree-lined shore, and dark film-edge vignetting.
Film character: Visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, frame-edge shadowing, and handheld framing give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for summer leisure, lake travel, or family recreation sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually supports ordinary outdoor recreation at a Canadian lake, with no visible organized event, signage, or identifiable landmark in frame.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, interiors, private property, or music are indicated.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 8mm lake swimming, Long Lake Canada home movie, black-and-white swimmer footage, and 1930s outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Long Lake material, then broader 1930s lake, swimming, and summer leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Long Lake, Canada footage, a swimmer's head and arms break the lake surface near a tree-lined shore. — A swimmer moves across the lake surface, leaving small splashes and ripples.

The swimmer remains partly submerged in the 1939 Long Lake scene, creating a low wake across the water. — The swimmer continues through the calm lake, with only parts of the body visible above the surface.

A distant swimmer passes low through the water at Long Lake, Canada, with the shoreline faintly visible behind. — Seen from shore, the swimmer leaves a pale streak of wake across the lake.

A closer 1939 Long Lake frame shows the swimmer's head and arm at the surface amid splashes and ripples. — The swimmer comes closer to camera, with an arm and head briefly visible above the water.

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