Dayton Ohio USA-1958: Fish Swimming In A Pond With Garden Gnome And Birdbath

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

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Fish Swimming In A Pond With Garden Gnome And Birdbath — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton, Ohio, 1958, capturing a tranquil backyard pond scene. The clip features a stone birdbath with red bird figurines, lush green tropical plants, and a dark pond where goldfish swim. A small garden gnome in a red hat appears near the water's edge. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color saturation, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American suburban atmosphere. The camera remains mostly static with slight handheld movement, offering a personal, archival glimpse into a 1950s garden.

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: 120977160

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 American home-movie requests needing a quiet garden pond cutaway or domestic outdoor nature insert.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century backyard garden decor, including a stone birdbath, red bird figures, dense planting, and a small garden gnome.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a small pond scene from close range, preserving an unstaged household garden detail rather than a formal scenic view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark pond water, goldfish, stone edging, a birdbath, red bird figurines, leafy plants, and a red-hatted garden gnome.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, dark pond exposure, saturated greens and reds, and slight handheld drift typical of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm cutaway, memory beat, transition, or establishing detail for suburban garden life.
Historical context: The scene documents private leisure landscaping and ornamental garden taste in a Dayton, Ohio home-movie context without showing people.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, ownership, and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Dayton Ohio 8mm garden pond footage, goldfish home movie, backyard birdbath, and mid-century garden gnome.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel garden or household scenes, then Dayton 1958 material, then other vintage pond, plants, fish, or backyard nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Dayton home-movie frame showing a stone birdbath with red bird figures above dark pond water and dense greenery. — A stone birdbath with red bird figures sits beside a shaded pond.

1958 Dayton garden pond frame with red bird figures on a stone birdbath, dark water below, and leafy plants behind. — Red bird figures on a birdbath appear above the shaded pond.

1958 Dayton home-movie frame showing a red-hatted garden gnome near pond plants, water lilies, and shaded water. — A small garden gnome stands near water lilies at the pond edge.

1958 Dayton garden pond frame with orange goldfish moving through dark water beside a stone edge and nearby plant leaf. — Goldfish swim through the shaded pond near a stone border.

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