Long Lake Canada-1939: Man Swimming in Vintage Bathsuit

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Man Swimming in Vintage Bathsuit — Clip Details

A man swims in Long Lake, Canada, in this 1939 8mm home movie footage. Shot in black and white, the clip captures an older man in a vintage swimsuit enjoying a swim in the lake. The grainy, nostalgic quality of the Super 8 film highlights the era's casual recreation and personal documentation. The man moves through the water with a relaxed, natural motion, his face occasionally visible above the surface. This authentic archival footage offers a glimpse into mid-20th century leisure and personal history, ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.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: 124861290

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: Supports archival requests for 1930s Canadian lake recreation, usable as a brief home-movie insert in documentaries, education programs, or period leisure sequences.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm image and simple bathing suit may show late-1930s leisure clothing and amateur filming practices at a Canadian lake.
Home-movie behavior: The swimmer appears relaxed and aware of the camera at moments, giving the clip an unstaged family-record quality rather than a performed sporting scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult male swimmer, open lake water, small splashes, rippled surface texture, dark frame edges, and contact-print divisions.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, and steady handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, recreation cutaway, lake-life insert, or transition into a broader 1930s leisure or family-history sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents casual outdoor swimming as recorded in a private home movie, with no visible signage, landmarks, or public event context in these frames.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1939 Canada home movie swimming, Long Lake vintage bathing suit, 8mm lake recreation, and 1930s family leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with Long Lake or 1939 Canadian footage, and then with broader vintage swimming or summer recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man swims in Long Lake, Canada, in 1939 black-and-white 8mm home-movie footage, with his head and shoulders above the water. — The swimmer faces the camera while moving through rippled lake water.

Adult male swimmer faces the camera in Long Lake, Canada, with his upper body partly visible above the water in 1939 8mm footage. — The man pauses or turns toward the camera as he swims in the lake.

The adult swimmer appears to smile while moving through Long Lake, Canada, in a grainy 1939 8mm home movie frame. — A close view catches the swimmer smiling amid small splashes.

The man swims away from the camera in Long Lake, Canada, with splashing water and his back visible in 1939 black-and-white 8mm footage. — The swimmer turns away, leaving a burst of splashes behind him.

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