Southhampton New York-1937: Woman Quickly Surfaces From River Bed

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

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Woman Quickly Surfaces From River Bed — Clip Details

SOUTHHAMPTON NEW YORK-1937: A grainy, black-and-white 8mm home movie captures a tense moment as a woman emerges from a river. The footage, shot from a fixed perspective, shows turbulent water and a dark, wooded shoreline. A figure briefly surfaces, creating ripples and splashes, before disappearing again. The high contrast and film grain evoke a sense of urgency and mystery, characteristic of vintage amateur footage from the 1930s. This archival clip offers a raw, unfiltered glimpse into a dramatic event, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic projects, or period-specific content.

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: 127264456

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief river or swimming-surface moment with a wooded shoreline and visible water movement.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, fixed framing, and sparse outdoor setting support the supplied 1937 Southampton, New York identification without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged amateur observation, holding on the water as a person briefly surfaces amid ripples and splashes.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include turbulent river water, a dark wooded bank, high-contrast reflections, film-frame borders, and a small surfaced figure near the right side late in the clip.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, high contrast, gate edges, and uneven exposure give the shot a physical 8mm texture consistent with scanned home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, suspense beat, water cutaway, or memory fragment within a 1930s outdoor or home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a casual outdoor water scene rather than an identifiable public event, with social context limited to amateur filming of recreation or an incident by the river.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, and any location-related permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1937 8mm river footage, Southampton New York home movie, woman surfacing in water, and black-and-white swimming footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1937 Southampton or Long Island material, then with related river, swimming, or tense water-scene footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Southampton, New York 8mm frame showing rippling river water, a shadowed tree line, and visible film borders. — Rippling water fills the frame beneath a dark wooded bank.

Black-and-white 8mm view of choppy river water in Southampton, New York, with a dark tree-lined bank beyond it. — Choppy water and reflected light dominate the fixed river view.

1937 8mm frame of a river surface, with dense ripples, bright water reflections, and a dark wooded shoreline. — The river surface grows more disturbed as the camera holds steady.

1937 Southampton 8mm frame with a person briefly surfacing near the right side of the river, surrounded by splashes and ripples. — A person briefly surfaces near the right edge amid splashing water.

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