South Dakota-1954: Man And Woman Swimming In Lake With Yellow Buoy

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 South Dakota

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Man And Woman Swimming In Lake With Yellow Buoy — Clip Details

A man and a woman enjoy a sunny day swimming in a clear lake in South Dakota, 1954. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the man wading with a yellow buoy and the woman swimming nearby, both wearing vintage swimwear and caps. The scene unfolds against a backdrop of forested hills under a bright blue sky, with natural film grain and color fading characteristic of mid-century home movies. This authentic archival clip evokes nostalgia for 1950s leisure and outdoor recreation.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127607666

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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: 1954 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: South Dakota, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s documentary or editorial requests needing authentic home-movie footage of lake swimming and summer recreation in South Dakota.
Period detail: The vintage swimwear, bathing cap, yellow buoy, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a mid-1950s outdoor leisure setting.
Home-movie behavior: The swimmers appear relaxed and unstaged, with one person wading near a buoy and another moving through the water for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult swimmers, a yellow buoy, lake water, forested hills, blue sky, shoreline trees, and handheld home-movie framing.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and rounded frame edges that add physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a summer recreation insert, mid-century vacation cutaway, or quiet memory beat between outdoor family scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century recreational swimming in a natural lake setting, with adults using buoy-marked water near wooded hills.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, minors, or private property are apparent from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1954 South Dakota lake swimming, 1950s 8mm home movie recreation, yellow buoy water scene, and vintage swimwear footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel lake scenes, then other South Dakota 1954 outdoor clips, then broader 1950s swimming and vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In South Dakota 1954 home-movie footage, an adult man wades through lake water near a yellow buoy and forested hills. — A man wades in shallow lake water near a yellow buoy with hills in the background.

In South Dakota 1954 home-movie footage, an adult woman swims near a yellow buoy in open lake water below wooded hills. — A woman in a bathing cap swims near a yellow buoy in the lake.

In South Dakota 1954 home-movie footage, an adult woman in vintage swimwear moves through the lake near a yellow buoy. — A woman splashes forward through the lake with a yellow buoy at the edge of frame.

In South Dakota 1954 home-movie footage, an adult woman swims beside a buoy rope in lake water with wooded shoreline beyond. — A woman swims beside the buoy line as the lake and wooded shore fill the frame.

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