Long Lake Canada-1939: Waves Crashing By The Sand Then A Man In A Swimsuit

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

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Waves Crashing By The Sand Then A Man In A Swimsuit — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures waves crashing onto the sandy shore of Long Lake, Canada. The grainy black-and-white footage shows turbulent water and foamy surf before cutting to a shirtless man in swim trunks standing on a wooden path in a wooded area, holding a towel. The scene evokes a nostalgic summer day at a lakeside retreat, with natural light filtering through the trees and classic Super 8 film grain throughout. This archival footage is 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 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: 124861499

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 Canadian lake and leisure sequences needing brief home-movie inserts of shoreline surf and a swimmer at a wooded lakeside path.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, simple swim trunks, towel, and rustic wooden lakeside path may show late-1930s recreational travel or cottage life.
Home-movie behavior: The man pauses and looks toward the camera while holding a towel, giving the clip an informal family-trip or lakeside outing quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include foamy lake waves, sandy or pebbled shore, a shirtless man in swim trunks, a towel, trees, exposed roots, and a rough wooden railing.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, gate edges, uneven exposure, and a handheld home-movie texture consistent with scanned physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick lakeside transition, summer memory beat, shoreline cutaway, or human-scale insert within a 1930s travel sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually situates recreation at a Canadian lake, contrasting natural shoreline movement with a casual swimmer on a wooded access path.
Research note: A visible adult face and body may require likeness review, while copyright and any location or property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 8mm Canada lake footage, Long Lake home movie waves, vintage swimmer swimsuit, and 1930s lakeside recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Long Lake material, then broader Canadian lake, swimming, shore, and cottage-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 1939 Long Lake footage showing rough foamy water moving toward the shoreline. — Waves churn across the lake surface near shore.

Black-and-white 1939 Long Lake frame with white foam streaking over choppy water close to shore. — Foam streaks over choppy lake water.

At Long Lake in 1939, a shirtless adult man in swim trunks holds a towel beside trees and a rough wooden railing. — A swimmer pauses on a wooded lakeside path with a towel.

Black-and-white 1939 Long Lake frame of a man in swim trunks holding a towel on a wooded lakeside access path. — The man turns toward the camera near the wooden rail.

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