Dayton Ohio USA-1958: A Small Waterfall Into A Beautiful River

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

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A Small Waterfall Into A Beautiful River — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1958 showing a small waterfall cascading into a calm river surrounded by dense green forest. The scene is captured through a dark vignette, typical of Super 8 film, with natural sunlight filtering through the trees and reflecting off the water. The camera remains mostly static, offering a serene view of the natural landscape with visible film grain and color fading characteristic of mid-century amateur footage. This authentic archival clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for historical documentaries, nature projects, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120976014

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1958 Dayton-area home-movie nature footage for documentary cutaways, regional archive sequences, or mid-century leisure and landscape inserts.
Period detail: The frames show no datable signs beyond the supplied 1958 8mm home-movie metadata, with the visible content limited to forest, rocks, water, and film gate edges.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects an amateur visitor's quiet attention to a small waterfall and river scene, held from a mostly fixed viewpoint rather than staged for performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small waterfall, calm river water, exposed rocks, dense green trees, reflected sunlight, dark frame borders, and soft film texture.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, color fading, and dark vignetted frame edges that signal original mid-century physical film.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a calm nature cutaway, reflective transition, location texture, or memory beat within a 1950s family or regional sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a mid-century home-movie view of a wooded river setting near Dayton, without visible people, buildings, vehicles, or public events.
Research note: No people, brands, or apparent private property are visible, but copyright status and location identification should still be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 8mm Dayton Ohio waterfall footage, vintage home movie river in woods, and mid-century nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Dayton or 1958 Ohio footage, then broader vintage wooded river and small waterfall scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm home-movie frame from Dayton, Ohio, showing a small waterfall, rocks, and still river water beneath dense trees. — A small cascade drops into a shaded river pool surrounded by rocks and forest.

1958 Dayton, Ohio 8mm frame with a small waterfall at center, rocky banks, dark river water, and dense green foliage. — The camera holds on a shaded river bend with a small waterfall and rocky bank.

1958 8mm home-movie view of a wooded Dayton river scene, with a small cascade, rocks, and soft sunlight through trees. — A low cascade and rocky streambed sit partly in shade beneath thick foliage.

Final 1958 Dayton, Ohio frame showing a small waterfall, reflective river water, surrounding rocks, and dense wooded banks. — The waterfall remains centered as the river surface reflects the surrounding trees.

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