Indiana-1959: Man Swimming in Backyard Pool

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationIndiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Indiana

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Man Swimming in Backyard Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a man swimming in a backyard pool in Indiana. The footage shows him moving through the water, with another person partially visible in the background. The scene is bathed in bright daylight, with a distinct blue tint and film grain characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. The water ripples around him as he swims, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American leisure. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring 1950s life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125513277

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: 1959 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: Indiana, 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

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 1950s Indiana home-movie footage of backyard leisure, swimming pools, and informal adult recreation for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The scene may show mid-century domestic leisure through a simple outdoor pool setting, swimwear, bright daylight, and an unstaged 8mm home-movie viewpoint.
Home-movie behavior: A man treads and turns in the pool while looking around naturally, with another swimmer partly visible in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in pool water, rippling blue surface, partial legs of another person, pool edge, daylight, and soft 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage has blue-tinted color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, summer leisure cutaway, family-memory beat, or transition within a sequence on 1950s domestic life.
Historical context: The clip offers a small visual record of private outdoor recreation in postwar American home-movie culture without establishing broader social claims.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from privacy or publicity concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Indiana backyard pool 8mm, 1950s man swimming home movie, vintage pool leisure footage, and mid-century summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Indiana home movies, then broader 1950s family leisure or swimming-pool material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1959 Indiana home-movie footage, a man stands chest-deep in a backyard pool as another swimmer is partly visible near the pool edge. — Man pauses in rippling pool water while another person is partly visible at the top of the frame.

The man turns in the pool during the 1959 Indiana 8mm home movie, surrounded by rippling blue water and soft film grain. — Man turns to the side while treading water in the backyard pool.

A man moves through the backyard pool in this 1959 Indiana home-movie frame, with soft focus, blue tint, and visible 8mm grain. — Man moves through the pool as the water surface ripples around him.

The man faces toward the camera from chest-deep pool water in the 1959 Indiana home-movie footage, with visible grain and blue color cast. — Man looks toward the camera while standing or treading in the pool.

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