Long Lake Canada-1939: Two Men Swimming and Emerging in Lake

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

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Two Men Swimming and Emerging in Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two men enjoying a sunny day at Long Lake, Canada. The black-and-white footage shows them shirtless, smiling and swimming in a small body of water surrounded by trees and a rustic shoreline. One man is seen up close, laughing as he emerges from the water, while another frame shows both men together on a wooden dock. The grainy texture and natural lighting evoke a nostalgic, authentic feel of mid-20th century recreation. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into everyday leisure from the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & 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: 124861406

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s recreational-life sequences needing authentic home-movie footage of adult men swimming at a Canadian lake.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, simple swimwear, wooden dock, and undeveloped wooded shoreline support the late-1930s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal behavior, with men smiling toward the camera, climbing or leaning near the dock, and splashing in the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two shirtless adult men, lake water, a wooden dock, wooded shoreline, rocks, sun glare on ripples, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a summer leisure insert, a memory beat, or a brief transition into outdoor recreation or lake-vacation material.
Historical context: The footage shows casual male leisure at a small lakeside setting, offering visual context for everyday recreation before modern tourist infrastructure is apparent.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, but copyright and personal rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s 8mm lake swimming, Canadian home movies, men at dock, vintage summer recreation, and black-and-white leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Long Lake Canada 1939 clips, then broader 1930s swimming or lakeside recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Long Lake, Canada in 1939, a shirtless adult man smiles toward the camera from shallow water near a rough lakeside shore. — A smiling swimmer leans close to the camera near the shoreline.

Two adult men in swimwear are seen by a wooden dock at Long Lake, Canada, with trees and rippled water behind them. — Two swimmers pause near a wooden dock along the lake.

A swimmer moves through sunlit lake water at Long Lake, Canada, with heavy splash, glare, and soft 8mm motion blur. — A swimmer breaks the surface amid bright splashing water.

A shirtless swimmer moves across rippled water at Long Lake, Canada, partly blurred by motion and reflected light. — A swimmer strokes through the lake in a close, handheld view.

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