Dayton Ohio USA-1958: Alligator Head Sticks Out Of Water

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

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Alligator Head Sticks Out Of Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton, Ohio, 1958, showing an alligator's head partially submerged in rippling water. The reptile remains motionless, its dark, textured head and snout visible above the surface, surrounded by scattered reeds and grass. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival feel. This natural wildlife moment captures the alligator in a patient, predatory stillness, with gentle ripples distorting the water's surface. The clip offers authentic, unscripted footage ideal for historical or nature documentaries.

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: 120977439

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: 1950s 8mm wildlife home-movie footage for editors needing a brief alligator cutaway, nature insert, or archival animal behavior moment.
Period detail: The visible clues are mostly film-era texture, soft color, and a simple outdoor water scene; the 1958 Dayton, Ohio context is supported by clip metadata rather than landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the animal from a quiet observer's distance, giving the clip the unstaged patience of a home-movie nature sighting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an alligator head near the water surface, rippling shallow water, muddy banks or bottom, sparse reeds, grass stems, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan shows grainy 8mm color, soft focus, slight fading, and contact-sheet frame edges that reinforce its physical-film archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, suspenseful cutaway, nature transition, or memory beat within a sequence about wildlife, travel, or 1950s home movies.
Historical context: The footage presents a mid-century amateur view of an animal in shallow water without showing people, signage, or identifiable public landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, source rights, and any collection-specific restrictions before publication.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1958 8mm alligator in water, Dayton Ohio home movie wildlife, submerged alligator head, and vintage reptile cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Dayton 1958 home movies, then broader 1950s 8mm wildlife or zoo-animal material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Dayton, Ohio 8mm frame showing an alligator head near the water surface amid ripples, muddy shallows, and scattered reeds. — An alligator head breaks the surface in shallow, rippling water.

1958 Dayton, Ohio frame with the alligator head held nearly motionless in water, surrounded by small reeds and visible film-gate borders. — The animal stays low in the rippled water as reeds cross the shallow edge.

1958 Dayton, Ohio 8mm still showing the alligator's head low in shallow water, with textured ripples and thin green reeds nearby. — A low, dark alligator head sits among ripples and sparse vegetation.

1958 Dayton, Ohio frame showing a partly submerged alligator head near reeds and grass, with soft-focus 8mm color and visible frame edges. — The alligator remains partly submerged beside reeds in the shallow water.

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