Two women perform in a "live mermaid show" at Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs. They glide and twirl underwater, sip from their breathing hoses, and ...
Untitled silent 35mm film depicting an outdoor nudist gathering in the late 1940s. Scenes of nudists playing volleyball, swimming, talking to the p...
Episode of the United States Information Agency's television series "Personal Report" about Johnson Publishing Company and Ebony magazine....
Telenews covers three features: “Atomic Age Gets Mechanical Hands,” “Swimming – New Aquatic Star – At Eleven Mon...
Black and white sports newsreel featuring highlights from 1960, including athletic and swimming events at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy (Grace K...
Silent, color footage featuring tourists watching different attractions in Florida, including the mermaid show at Weeki Wachee. Also footage of Cyp...
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Lifeguard Joe Griffith begins his 3rd attempt to swim across Lake Michigan from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana. No one had previously completed ...
Newsreel footage of a man swimming in Lake Michigan at 12th Street Beach in Chicago during wintertime.