Dayton Ohio USA-1958: Garden Pond With Lily Pads And Goldfish

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

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Garden Pond With Lily Pads And Goldfish — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton, Ohio, 1958, capturing a tranquil garden pond scene. The clip features lily pads floating on dark water, with small orange fish swimming beneath the surface. A stone or concrete edge frames the pond, and reflections of surrounding foliage ripple in the water. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful atmosphere. This authentic archival material is ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic content about mid-century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120977141

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie requests needing a quiet garden pond cutaway or nature insert from Dayton, Ohio.
Period detail: The visible stone-edged pond, lily pads, goldfish, and handheld 8mm color look may show a mid-century domestic garden or park setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage holds on small details of the pond from a casual visitor or family-filmmaker viewpoint, emphasizing observation rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lily pads, dark pond water, orange goldfish, a curved stone or concrete edge, plant reflections, and dappled outdoor light.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, deep shadows, warm color, slight handheld framing, and high-contrast reflections typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a calm insert, transition, memory beat, or visual pause within material about gardens, leisure, family travel, or 1950s domestic life.
Historical context: As home-movie footage, it documents attention to ornamental outdoor spaces and small everyday nature details without making broader claims about Dayton.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any property-related context before publication.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Dayton Ohio 8mm garden pond, 1950s home movie lily pads, goldfish pond archival footage, and mid-century backyard garden.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Dayton or 1958 material, and then with garden, leisure, water, or home-movie nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Dayton home-movie frame showing lily pads, dark pond water, reflections, and a stone pond border. — Lily pads cluster near the edge of a reflective garden pond.

1958 Dayton garden pond view with lily pads, curved stone edging, and foliage reflections in the water. — A curved pond border frames lily pads and reflected plants.

1958 Dayton 8mm frame of a shadowed garden pond, with lily pads, reflections, and stone edging visible. — Dark water and reflections surround a small group of lily pads.

1958 Dayton garden pond frame with lily pads, reflective water, stone edging, and a small red ornament or object near the rim. — A red object sits near the pond edge above reflective water and lily pads.

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