Long Lake Canada-1939: Black and White Man Swimming and Looking Behind Himself

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Black and White Man Swimming and Looking Behind Himself — Clip Details

A man swims in calm waters at Long Lake, Canada, in this 1939 black and white 8mm home movie. Shot from a fixed perspective, the footage captures the man moving through the water, his head turning as he looks behind himself. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of vintage 8mm film, with gentle ripples on the lake's surface. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century leisure, ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124861283

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Long Lake, Canada Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 black-and-white 8mm lake-swimming footage suited to documentary inserts on Canadian leisure, family travel, summer recreation, or home-movie memory sequences.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1930s home-movie leisure through its black-and-white 8mm look, simple swimwear, open lake setting, and absence of modern shoreline details.
Home-movie behavior: A single adult man swims close to the camera and turns his head, giving the clip an unstaged family-film view of ordinary outdoor recreation.
What appears in frame: The frames show a swimmer's head and shoulders, rippled lake water, splashing arms, soft focus, black frame bars, and visible 8mm film grain.
Film character: Soft focus, moderate grain, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition within sequences about lakeside vacations, swimming, summer travel, or prewar family life.
Historical context: The scene documents informal swimming in a natural lake setting, with social context limited to visible recreation rather than identifiable events or institutions.
Research note: One adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright and source-license checks; no logos, music, minors, or private property are evident.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1939 Canada lake swimming, black-and-white 8mm swimmer, Long Lake home movie, vintage water recreation, and 1930s summer leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 Long Lake material, then with Canadian lake recreation or vintage swimming home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man swims near the camera in Long Lake, Canada, in black-and-white 1939 8mm home-movie footage. — A man swims through calm lake water near the camera.

The swimmer turns his head and shoulders sideways in the lake, with 8mm grain and black frame edges visible. — The swimmer turns his head while moving through the water.

The man is seen from behind while swimming in Long Lake, with his head low in the water and ripples around him. — The swimmer moves away with his head and shoulders partly submerged.

An adult swimmer moves across the frame in black-and-white 8mm footage, with water splashing near his arm and face partly visible. — A man swims across the lake surface with small splashes around him.

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