Dayton Ohio USA-1958: Old Video Of Swamp Scene With Marsh Landscape And Swamp

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Old Video Of Swamp Scene With Marsh Landscape And Swamp — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton, Ohio, 1958, capturing a dense, overgrown swamp landscape. The grainy, low-light imagery shows a thick forest of green and brown foliage with subtle reflections in still water. The camera moves slowly through the natural environment, revealing tall grasses, tree trunks, and a murky, reflective surface. The footage has a nostalgic, archival quality with natural film grain and soft focus, evoking a sense of quiet wilderness and 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: 120977357

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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm nature footage for productions needing a quiet swamp or marsh cutaway from mid-century Ohio home-movie material.
Period detail: The frames offer few date-specific clues, but the 8mm source and metadata support a 1958 home-movie view of wooded marshland near Dayton, Ohio.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged, observational home-movie glance at dense vegetation and still water, filmed from a slow handheld viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark swamp water, dense shrubs, tree trunks, tall grasses, leafy undergrowth, soft reflections, and shadowed banks.
Film character: Soft focus, low exposure, visible grain, muted color, and slight handheld movement give the clip a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature insert, reflective transition, environmental cutaway, or quiet memory beat in a 1950s sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a mid-century amateur view of unmanaged wetland vegetation without visible people, buildings, vehicles, or signage.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location context, and environmental identification should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 8mm Ohio swamp footage, Dayton marsh home movie, vintage wetland landscape, and mid-century nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Dayton or 1958 Ohio footage, then broader marsh, woodland, and reflective water scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Dayton-area 8mm frame showing shadowed swamp vegetation, tall grasses, tree trunks, and dim reflective water. — Shadowed marsh vegetation fills the frame with soft focus and dark water below.

1958 Dayton-area 8mm view of a wooded swamp edge with thin trunks, brush, grasses, and low reflected light on water. — Thin trees and dense brush stand along a dim marsh edge.

1958 Dayton-area 8mm frame showing tall marsh reeds, dense green shrubs, and a shadowed water surface in soft focus. — Tall reeds and thick undergrowth crowd the swamp bank.

1958 Dayton-area 8mm view of a leafy swamp bank, slender tree trunks, and still dark water with faint reflections. — A leafy bank and still water close the brief swamp landscape shot.

Visually Similar Clips