New York-1951: Male Swimming In Open Water

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 New York

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Male Swimming In Open Water — Clip Details

A man swims joyfully in open water, captured on 8mm film in 1951. His face breaks the surface with a wide smile, arms moving through the rippling water as he enjoys a summer day. The footage shows natural motion and the characteristic grain and color saturation of vintage home movies. Shot in New York, this archival clip captures a moment of carefree recreation and personal memory from the early 1950s.

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: 124925810

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: 1951 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: New York, United States 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 1950s New York archival requests needing brief home-movie footage of adult summer swimming or informal open-water recreation.
Period detail: The 8mm color, close framing, and bare-chested swimmer may show early-1950s recreational home-movie practice rather than a staged public event.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man smiles toward the camera while swimming and rising in the water, giving the clip an unstaged family-memory quality.
What appears in frame: The frames show one adult male swimmer, rippling open water, splashes, a smiling face, bare shoulders, and dark contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, saturated blue water, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing as part of its archival texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short memory beat, summer recreation insert, water cutaway, or transition within personal-history and midcentury leisure sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents informal adult recreation in open water, with the camera focused on personal enjoyment rather than identifiable surroundings.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or archive licensing considerations.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1951 New York 8mm swimming, vintage home movie open water, adult man swimming, and 1950s summer recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1951 New York home movies, then broader vintage swimming and summer leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1951 New York home-movie footage, an adult man swims toward the camera with his face above rippling water. — An adult swimmer approaches the camera with his face just above the water.

An adult man smiles while swimming or floating in open water in this 1951 New York 8mm frame. — The swimmer smiles toward the camera while moving through the water.

The swimmer comes closer to the camera, with his face, shoulders, and water wake visible in the 1951 New York footage. — A closer view shows the man swimming forward with water gathered around his shoulders.

An adult man appears chest-deep in open water, smiling or calling out in the 1951 New York home-movie frame. — The man rises chest-deep in the water, facing the camera with an animated expression.

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