Dayton Ohio USA-1958: Walking Across The Jagged Creek Bed Trying To Find My Balance

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationDayton, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Walking Across The Jagged Creek Bed Trying To Find My... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton Ohio USA in 1958 shows three people carefully navigating a rocky, wet creek bed through a dense forest. The subjects, dressed in casual summer attire, step cautiously over jagged stones, maintaining balance on the slippery terrain. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting filtering through the trees. The handheld camera follows their movement, capturing the tension and focus of the moment. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century outdoor recreation and family adventure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120975890

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: 1958 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: Dayton, Ohio, 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: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief outdoor recreation moment with people crossing a rocky creek bed in a wooded setting.
Period detail: The casual summer clothing, handheld 8mm color look, and family-outing framing support a late-1950s home-movie context, while no specific local landmark is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged care of people testing footing, pausing, and balancing across wet stones while the camera watches from a nearby trail-like position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adults, pale shirts, dark shorts or trousers, jagged creek rocks, small cascades, leafy forest growth, fallen branches, and sunlit water.
Film character: The clip carries warm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert or memory beat for mid-century family travel, outdoor recreation, precarious footing, or a transition into nature footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal leisure in a wooded creek area, with people navigating natural terrain rather than posing for the camera.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious private structures are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from personal or property rights.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1958 Dayton Ohio 8mm creek crossing, 1950s home movie forest walk, rocky creek bed family outing, and vintage outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Dayton 1958 material, then with 1950s outdoor recreation, creek, hiking, or family travel clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1958 Dayton home-movie footage, two adults step across jagged creek rocks with forest growth and small falls behind them. — Two figures pick their way across wet rocks in a wooded creek bed.

Two adults in casual clothing appear on a jagged creek bed in the 1958 Dayton footage, framed by trees, water, and dark foreground film edges. — Two people pause on uneven creek stones while crossing the wooded stream bed.

Three adults are visible in the wooded creek scene, with one standing farther back and two moving over pale rocks near small cascades. — Three figures spread out while crossing the rocky creek bed.

The final frame shows three adults in the supported 1958 Dayton creek footage, spaced across rocks with water, branches, and forest vegetation around them. — The group continues across the creek rocks as water runs through the wooded area.

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