Long Lake Canada-1939: Man In Swimsuit Sits At Bow Of Small Boat Moving Through Water

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

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Man In Swimsuit Sits At Bow Of Small Boat Moving Through... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a man in a swimsuit sitting at the bow of a small boat as it moves through calm waters. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the boat's edge cutting through the surface, with gentle ripples and reflections visible. The man remains seated, gazing forward, while the camera holds steady, capturing the quiet motion of the journey. The scene evokes a sense of peaceful recreation and nostalgic summer leisure on Long Lake, Canada.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124861565

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 (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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Canadian leisure, boating, lake travel, and home-movie recreation sequences in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The swimsuit, small open boat, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s recreational setting, with Long Lake, Canada and 1939 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves an unstaged vacation perspective, watching a man quietly ride at the bow while the boat moves over calm water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man in a swimsuit, the bow and side of a small boat, rippling lake water, wake along the hull, and a close view of an engine or mechanical part.
Film character: The clip has a grainy black-and-white 8mm texture with soft contrast, slight edge vignetting, and steady home-movie framing from a moving boat.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet insert, travel transition, lakeside recreation cutaway, or memory beat within a vintage summer sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor recreation on a Canadian lake, emphasizing small-boat travel and bathing-suit leisure rather than a staged public event.
Research note: A person is visible from behind, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, private property, children, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Long Lake Canada home movie, 1930s man in swimsuit on boat, vintage 8mm lake boating, and black-and-white summer recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Long Lake material, then broader 1930s lake, boating, swimming, and summer leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Long Lake, Canada home-movie frame showing the side of a small boat moving through rippling water. — The boat edge cuts through calm lake water as the camera looks down along the bow.

A man in a swimsuit sits facing forward at the bow of a small boat on Long Lake, Canada in 1939. — A seated man faces ahead from the bow while the small boat moves across the lake.

Back view of a seated man in a swimsuit riding at the bow of a small boat on Long Lake, Canada in 1939. — The camera frames the man's back as he sits quietly at the bow with water stretching ahead.

Close 8mm frame of a round engine or mechanical component with water churning nearby on the small boat. — A close detail shows a round mechanical part as water splashes beside the moving boat.

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