Long Lake Canada-1939: A Man Wearing Shorts Wades Toward Shore Before Turning

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

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A Man Wearing Shorts Wades Toward Shore Before Turning — Clip Details

A man in vintage swim trunks wades through the water at Long Lake Canada in 1939, captured on grainy 8mm home movie film. He moves through the waves, splashing as he approaches the shore, then turns and walks back into the water. The black-and-white footage shows natural movement and the texture of the lake surface, with a classic home movie aesthetic. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of summer recreation from the late 1930s.

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: 124861450

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: Supports requests for late-1930s Canadian lake recreation, swimming, and candid summer leisure in documentary or museum edits.
Period detail: The swim trunks, black-and-white 8mm look, and metadata-supported 1939 date point to late-1930s home-movie recreation at Long Lake, Canada.
Home-movie behavior: A man wades through shallow lake water, splashing toward shore before turning back, with casual movement typical of family-shot home movies.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in dark swim trunks, shallow lake water, splashes, rippled surface, soft focus, frame edges, and contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The clip has grainy black-and-white 8mm texture, uneven exposure, soft detail, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for summer recreation, lakeside leisure, or prewar family footage.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor swimming and wading as a leisure activity, without visible landmarks or evidence of an organized event.
Research note: One adult person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Long Lake Canada home movie, 8mm lake swimming, vintage man wading, and 1930s summer recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel lake scenes, then other 1939 Long Lake footage, then broader 1930s swimming and summer recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Long Lake, Canada footage, a man in dark swim trunks wades through rippled shallow water near shore. — A swimmer moves through shallow lake water in dark trunks.

A shirtless adult man in swim trunks wades toward shore through splashing water at Long Lake, Canada, supported by clip metadata. — The man approaches through the water as small waves splash around his legs.

The swimmer is seen from behind in dark trunks as he turns away in shallow water in the 1939 Long Lake home movie. — Seen from behind, the swimmer turns back into the lake.

A burst of lake water fills the frame as the swimmer moves out of clear view during the Long Lake home-movie scene. — A splash marks the swimmer's movement in the shallow lake.

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