Dayton Ohio USA-1958: Sign Pointing To Filming Locations Of Swamp Water

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

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Sign Pointing To Filming Locations Of Swamp Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton, Ohio, 1958, showing a weathered sign in a dense forest. A red arrow points to areas used in the filming of the popular picture 'Swamp Water.' The sign is mounted on a tree trunk, surrounded by lush green foliage and tall trees, with natural daylight filtering through the canopy. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, capturing a nostalgic, archival moment from mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120977342

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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 brief forest-location insert tied to a film-tourism or movie-location sign in Dayton, Ohio.
Period detail: The painted roadside-style sign, red directional arrow, and 8mm color stock may show mid-century visitor signage around a wooded filming-location attraction.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, pausing on the sign and nearby foliage rather than staging action or people for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red arrow sign, painted text panel, tree trunks, dense green foliage, undergrowth, soft daylight, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, muted color, and uneven frame edges that support its archival home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, location clue, transition into movie-location research, or memory beat within a mid-century travel sequence.
Historical context: The sign connects a wooded landscape with the popular picture Swamp Water, suggesting how film locations could be marked for visitors or local interest.
Research note: No people are visible, but the displayed film title and sign text should be reviewed for copyright, trademark, and contextual identification concerns.
Research search match: Search matches include 1958 Dayton Ohio 8mm forest sign, Swamp Water filming location sign, vintage home movie movie-location marker, and mid-century wooded attraction.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Dayton or 1958 Ohio material, then broader wooded roadside-sign or film-location tourism footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Dayton, Ohio 8mm frame showing a red-arrow sign for Swamp Water filming areas among trees and foliage. — A red arrow points from a forest sign toward areas associated with Swamp Water filming.

Soft 8mm view of dense forest vegetation in Dayton, Ohio, following the Swamp Water location sign. — The camera moves past thick trees and undergrowth near the marked filming-location area.

Archival 8mm frame of leafy woodland and brush near the Dayton, Ohio Swamp Water sign location. — Leafy undergrowth and tall trees fill the view after the sign shot.

1958 home-movie frame showing a soft, handheld view of dense green woods in Dayton, Ohio. — A soft forest cutaway shows dense greenery around the marked filming-location area.

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