Long Lake Canada-1939: Person Swimming Towards Wood On The Water

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Person Swimming Towards Wood On The Water — Clip Details

A person swims through the calm waters of Long Lake Canada in this 1939 8mm home movie clip. Shot in black and white with visible film grain and edge borders, the swimmer moves steadily toward a wooden structure or dock in the distance. The water ripples around them, capturing a candid moment of recreation from the late 1930s. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century leisure, with natural lighting and a handheld camera feel. Ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, 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: 124861328

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1939 Long Lake, Canada home-movie swimming footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing late-1930s recreational water imagery.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, simple swim scene, and metadata-supported 1939 date place the footage in a late-1930s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip records an unstaged swimmer moving through calm lake water toward a piece of wood or dock, seen from a casual shoreline vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swimmer's head and shoulders, rippling lake water, splashes, a long wooden board or dock edge, dark film borders, and soft focus.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, monochrome contrast, slight softness, frame borders, and handheld home-movie steadiness that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for leisure, summer lake, travel, or family recreation sequences.
Historical context: The scene may show informal lakeside recreation in Canada before mid-century, with attention on swimming and water rather than identifiable landmarks.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable in these frames; likeness, copyright, and any location or property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1939 8mm lake swimming, Long Lake Canada home movie, vintage swimmer in water, and black-and-white recreational footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 Long Lake Canada clips, then broader 1930s lake recreation, swimming, and summer home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Long Lake, Canada footage, a swimmer moves through calm water with splashes and a dark 8mm frame edge visible. — A swimmer surfaces and moves through the lake water.

The swimmer continues across Long Lake, Canada, with a narrow wooden board or dock edge visible ahead in the water. — The swimmer moves across the frame toward wood on the water.

A rear view shows the swimmer nearing a long wooden board or dock edge in the calm 1939 Long Lake water. — The swimmer approaches a wooden board or dock edge.

The swimmer is partly submerged beside splashing water, with wood and a curved line or rope visible near the edge of the frame. — The swimmer passes close to wood on the lake surface.

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