Long Lake Canada-1939: Man Swimming in Lake near Dock

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

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Man Swimming in Lake near Dock — Clip Details

An older man swims in a calm lake at Long Lake, Canada, in 1939, captured on grainy 8mm film. He moves through the water with a steady side stroke, his face visible above the surface as ripples spread around him. In the background, a small wooden dock floats on the water, partially visible. The footage has a nostalgic, archival quality with natural lighting and a monochrome aesthetic typical of home movies from the era. The scene evokes a quiet moment of recreation and personal memory.

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: 124861273

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Canadian home-movie lake recreation footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing a brief swimming scene.
Period detail: The visible 8mm monochrome image, simple swimwear, and metadata-supported 1939 Long Lake setting place the scene within late-1930s leisure footage.
Home-movie behavior: An older man swims casually near the camera, turning his face above the water in an unstaged family-film moment.
What appears in frame: The frames show an older male swimmer, calm lake surface, ripples, splashing water, dark film-frame edges, and a small floating dock in the distance.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, summer recreation cutaway, lakeside memory beat, or transition within a 1930s family-life sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents informal outdoor swimming at a Canadian lake without visible crowds, signage, or public-event context.
Research note: A visible adult face may require likeness review, while copyright and any location permissions should be checked separately from the absence of logos.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1939 Long Lake Canada home movie, older man swimming in lake, 8mm lake recreation, and 1930s Canadian summer leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1939 Long Lake material, then with Canadian lake recreation or home-movie swimming scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Older man swims near the camera at Long Lake, Canada, in metadata-supported 1939 home-movie footage. — An older swimmer surfaces in the lake as a small dock floats behind him.

The swimmer turns away from the camera in Long Lake water, with a small dock visible beyond him. — The swimmer moves away through ripples toward open water.

An older man faces the camera while swimming in metadata-supported 1939 Long Lake footage. — The swimmer looks toward the camera as water splashes around his shoulders.

The man continues swimming with his head above the calm lake surface.

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