New York-1973: Man Starts Swimming in Crowded Pool

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Starts Swimming in Crowded Pool — Clip Details

A man in a public swimming pool in New York, 1973, begins to swim as others relax nearby. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a candid summer moment with natural light and authentic color grading. The man moves through the water with a relaxed stroke, while other swimmers and lounge chairs populate the background. The grainy texture and slight color shift typical of vintage home movies enhance the nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic slice of 1970s Americana is ideal 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: 125589989

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 1012 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: swimming
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1973 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: Useful for 1970s New York recreation, public pool, summer leisure, or candid home-movie inserts in documentary and editorial projects.
Period detail: The frames show 1970s-era swimwear, lounge chairs, and a crowded outdoor public pool setting, with New York and 1973 supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged observer quality as swimmers move casually through the pool while others rest and talk nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man swimming, blue pool water, other bathers, poolside lounge chairs, concrete deck areas, and a crowded recreational background.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, modest exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of amateur home-movie filming.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, memory beat, or period recreation insert for urban summer leisure and public pool scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents everyday public recreation and shared outdoor leisure, without making claims beyond the visible pool scene and supplied New York 1973 metadata.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from footage copyright or archive licensing checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1973 New York public swimming pool, 1970s crowded pool home movie, 8mm summer recreation footage, and man swimming archival clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1973 footage, then broader 1970s swimming, pool, and summer leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 New York home-movie frame showing several people in an outdoor public pool as one man begins moving through the water. — Swimmers gather in a public pool while lounge chairs line the deck behind them.

1973 New York pool footage frame with a man swimming toward the camera area while other bathers move through the water nearby. — A man swims through the pool as other bathers remain nearby.

1973 New York 8mm frame showing a man partly submerged and swimming in a public pool, with soft focus and visible film grain. — The swimmer moves forward through rippling pool water.

1973 New York home-movie still of a man in a public swimming pool, framed closely amid blue water and visible film grain. — A closer view shows the swimmer pausing or moving slowly in the pool.

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