New York USA-1959: Family and Soldier Watching Poodle Play in Park

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Family and Soldier Watching Poodle Play in Park — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1959: A family group, including a soldier in uniform, sits on a park bench in a sun-drenched outdoor setting. The vintage 8mm film captures a moment of quiet observation as a small black poodle plays on the grass nearby. The subjects, dressed in 1950s attire—suits, dresses, and coats—watch the dog with smiles. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, candid home movie feel. The scene transitions to the dog playing freely in the grass, with people walking in the background.

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: 123044878

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: Yes
Minors 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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing family leisure, military-uniform presence, park bench social life, or a small dog cutaway.
Period detail: Visible clues include 1950s formal daywear, coats, suits, a service uniform, bench seating, and color 8mm home-movie handling in an outdoor park setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the seated group smiling toward the camera and then watching a small black poodle play on the grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults on a park bench, a uniformed soldier, women in coats and dresses, a small black poodle, grass, trees, and background pedestrians.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, handheld framing, and uneven exposure typical of mid-century amateur film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a family-memory insert, a park-life cutaway, a transition from posed relatives to pet activity, or a brief 1950s leisure beat.
Historical context: The scene reflects a dressed-up family or social group in a public park, with a uniformed man present, but the footage does not identify the people or occasion.
Research note: Faces and a military-style uniform are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed even though no logos, music, or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 New York 8mm family in park, 1950s soldier with family, vintage poodle playing grass, and home movie park bench group.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1959 New York park footage, then with 1950s family outings, soldiers on leave, or pets outdoors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York home-movie frame showing five adults seated on a park bench, including a uniformed man, in a sunny outdoor setting. — A seated family or social group poses on a park bench with a uniformed man among them.

1959 New York park scene with adults seated together on a bench, one in uniform, captured in soft color 8mm footage. — The group continues to sit together on the bench in bright outdoor light.

A 1959 New York 8mm frame shows a family or social group on a park bench, with mid-century clothing and a uniformed man visible. — The camera holds on the seated group before the scene shifts to the dog nearby.

1959 New York park footage shows a small black poodle on the grass, with indistinct people walking behind it. — A small black poodle plays on the grass as people pass in the background.

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