Southhampton New York-1937: Black And White Video Of Two Women Swimming Wearing Caps

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSouthhampton, New York, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Black And White Video Of Two Women Swimming Wearing Caps — Clip Details

SOUTHHAMPTON NEW YORK-1937: Black and white 8mm home movie footage captures two women swimming in a pool, wearing vintage swim caps. The grainy, sun-drenched footage shows them moving through the water with relaxed, natural motions. Shot from a fixed perspective, the clip highlights the era's leisure activities and swimwear style, with trees visible in the background. This authentic archival film offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1930s recreation and domestic life.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127264320

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: 1937 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: Southhampton, 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 1930s recreation, leisure, swimming, and domestic summer-life sequences needing real black-and-white 8mm home-movie pool footage.
Period detail: The swim caps, monochrome 8mm texture, and outdoor pool setting support a 1930s leisure context, with Southampton, New York and 1937 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The swimmers appear relaxed and unstaged, moving casually through the pool as a home-movie camera observes from a fixed poolside position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two capped swimmers, rippling pool water, a pool edge, trees or shrubs beyond the pool, a ladder or chair-like form, and strong sunlight.
Film character: The footage has high-contrast black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, slight flicker, and bright outdoor exposure that give it authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for summer leisure, exercise, women swimming, or private recreation in the 1930s.
Historical context: The clip visually situates women swimming in a private or domestic-looking outdoor pool environment, reflecting recreational life without making broader claims beyond the frames.
Research note: People are visible and may be identifiable despite soft focus, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or source-film licensing checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s women swimming home movie, 8mm pool footage, vintage swim caps, Southampton New York 1937, and black-and-white leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Southampton or 1937 home-movie material, then broader 1930s swimming, summer recreation, and poolside leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Southampton home-movie frame showing two capped swimmers in a sunlit outdoor pool with trees behind the far edge. — Two capped swimmers move through an outdoor pool in black-and-white 8mm footage.

1937 Southampton frame with two women in swim caps moving through an outdoor pool, one partly cropped near the foreground. — A foreground swimmer approaches as another swimmer remains near the far side of the pool.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from 1937 Southampton showing two capped swimmers in an outdoor pool with a poolside structure at left. — Two swimmers pause or move slowly in a sunlit outdoor pool.

1937 Southampton home-movie frame showing two capped swimmers in an outdoor pool, with one raising both arms near the far side. — One swimmer raises her arms near the far side while another moves through the foreground water.

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