Long Lake Canada-1939: Boys Swimming and Diving in 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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Boys Swimming and Diving in Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two boys playing in the water at Long Lake, Canada. The black-and-white footage shows them splashing, swimming, and diving in the lake, with visible film grain and natural light reflecting off the water's surface. The grainy texture and slight camera shake evoke a nostalgic, authentic feel of a summer day from the late 1930s. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-century childhood recreation and outdoor leisure.

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: 124861158

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 lake recreation footage for documentary inserts about summer leisure, swimming, or childhood play.
Period detail: The frames may show late-1930s 8mm home-movie style through black-and-white stock, simple lakeside activity, and distant handheld filming rather than identifiable period clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The value is unstaged play, with swimmers splashing, diving, and moving through open water from a family-observer viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open lake water, two swimmers, splashes, ripples, bright surface reflections, heavy grain, and dark frame edges from the scan.
Film character: The clip has a black-and-white 8mm texture with pronounced grain, soft focus, high water highlights, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for lake holidays, youth recreation, or prewar home-movie atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage documents informal outdoor recreation at Long Lake, Canada, without visible buildings, landmarks, or organized sporting context.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, private property, or readable identifiers are visible.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Long Lake Canada home movie, 8mm boys swimming, black-and-white lake recreation, and vintage water play footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Long Lake or 1939 Canadian material, then broader lake swimming and summer recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two swimmers play in the water at Long Lake, Canada, with splashes and ripples visible in 1939 8mm footage. — Swimmers create splashes while playing in open lake water.

A swimmer appears near a large splash in Long Lake, Canada, while another dark head is faintly visible in the water. — A swimmer surfaces beside a burst of spray on the lake.

A swimmer moves through rippled Long Lake water, seen in grainy black-and-white 8mm home-movie footage. — A swimmer moves through the lake as small splashes break around the head.

Two distant swimmers appear in Long Lake, Canada, separated by rippled water and soft 8mm film grain. — Two swimmers remain visible at a distance across the rippled lake surface.

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