New York USA-1959: Person Relaxing On Bench In Park

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

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Person Relaxing On Bench In Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a serene park scene in New York. A lone figure sits on a bench amidst lush green grass and tall trees, framed by the natural border of the forest. The warm sunlight filters through the leaves, casting dappled shadows across the lawn. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful moment from mid-century America. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123044902

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1950s New York home-movie park atmosphere as an editorial cutaway, memory beat, or quiet urban leisure insert.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century park leisure through the open lawn, mature trees, distant bench, and soft color 8mm home-movie rendering.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the unstaged distance of a home-movie camera observing a lone person seated quietly on a park bench.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include grass, tall tree trunks, leafy canopy, dappled shade, a distant bench, and a small seated figure.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, saturated greens and blues, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a steady but informal home-movie viewpoint.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm exterior insert, park transition, reflective pause, or establishing cutaway within a New York memory sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests everyday public-park recreation without identifying the person, park, neighborhood, or any specific civic event.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, music, or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Search matches include 1959 New York park home movie, 8mm person on bench, vintage urban green space, and 1950s leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1959 New York exteriors, then broader mid-century park and quiet leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York 8mm frame showing a distant person on a bench across a grassy park framed by tree trunks. — A lone seated figure rests on a bench beyond shaded trees and lawn.

1959 New York park view on 8mm film, with a seated figure partly framed by tall trees and open grass. — The bench and seated figure remain distant within the tree-filled park scene.

A 1959 New York home-movie frame shows shaded park trees, lawn, and a distant person seated by a bench. — The camera holds on the quiet park lawn and the small seated figure.

Final 1959 New York park frame with tall trees, green lawn, and a lone seated figure visible in the distance. — A still park composition closes with the seated figure framed by trees.

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