Dayton Ohio USA-1958: Clear Pond In Forest With Goldfish And Lily Pads

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

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Clear Pond In Forest With Goldfish And Lily Pads — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton Ohio USA in 1958 captures a tranquil pond surrounded by dense forest. The dark water hosts numerous orange goldfish swimming among floating green lily pads, with a stone edge visible in the foreground. The scene shifts to a wider view of the wooded landscape, showcasing lush green trees and a distant clearing. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful atmosphere of mid-century Americana.

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: 120977185

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 Midwestern home-movie requests needing a quiet nature cutaway, pond insert, or landscape memory beat from Dayton, Ohio.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-century garden or park pond, with stone edging, lily pads, small orange fish, and wooded surroundings visible in soft 8mm color.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the pond and surrounding trees from a casual home-movie viewpoint, valuing a calm outdoor scene rather than a staged event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark pond water, orange goldfish, round green lily pads, a stone border, dense trees, brush, and a distant pale clearing.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, mild softness, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the brief nature scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature insert, reflective transition, establishing cutaway, or quiet pause within a family, travel, or regional memory sequence.
Historical context: The clip records a small outdoor water feature and wooded view associated with Dayton, Ohio in 1958, without visible people, signage, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location context, and any property permissions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Searches for 1958 Dayton Ohio 8mm pond footage, goldfish and lily pads home movie, or mid-century wooded landscape cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Dayton material, then similar pond, garden, forest, fish, or quiet nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Dayton home-movie frame showing orange goldfish in dark pond water beside lily pads and a stone border. — Goldfish swim near lily pads and a stone pond edge.

1958 Dayton pond view with clustered green lily pads, dark reflective water, and small orange fish. — Clustered lily pads float above dark water with fish nearby.

1958 Dayton home-movie frame looking across dense green trees toward a pale distant clearing. — The view shifts from the pond to a soft wooded landscape.

1958 Dayton wooded view with layered green trees, brush, and a pale distant clearing in soft 8mm color. — Dense trees and brush fill a quiet landscape view.

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