New York-1957: Man Swimming In Public Pool

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Swimming In Public Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a man swimming in a public pool. The footage shows him gliding through turquoise water, his face briefly visible as he moves. The scene is characterized by the distinct grain, color fading, and slight distortion typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. The swimmer wears dark swim trunks, and the water's surface ripples with natural movement. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century leisure activities, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124883585

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: 1950s New York home-movie pool footage for productions needing mid-century public leisure, swimming, or summer recreation inserts.
Period detail: The color 8mm image may show a mid-century public pool setting, with dark swim trunks, turquoise water, and no visible modern signage or branding.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged swimmer moving through the water while the camera observes from above, preserving an informal home-movie view of recreation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swimmer at the surface, rippling turquoise pool water, dark swim trunks, film-frame borders, soft focus, and a brief face view.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through visible grain, mild color fading, soft exposure, frame jitter, and contact-sheet edge shadows.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a summer recreation cutaway, a mid-century memory beat, or a quiet transition between public leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for everyday pool recreation in 1950s New York without identifying the specific pool or event.
Research note: People and a visible face require likeness review, while no logos, private property, or audible music are evident from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s New York pool home movie, 8mm man swimming, public pool archival footage, and vintage summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1957 New York leisure footage, then with swimming, pools, and summer recreation themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 New York 8mm frame showing a swimmer partly submerged in a public pool, viewed through rippling turquoise water. — A swimmer moves beneath the surface of a turquoise public pool.

1957 New York 8mm pool frame with a swimmer partly visible near the surface amid bright water ripples. — The swimmer passes near the surface as the water catches light.

1957 New York home-movie frame showing a swimmer in dark trunks moving through a public pool. — A swimmer in dark trunks glides through blue-green water.

1957 New York 8mm frame with a man's face briefly visible as he swims across a public pool. — The swimmer's face briefly appears above the rippling pool surface.

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