Dade County Florida-1955: Squirrel Climbing Tree and Water Lily in Pond

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationDade, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Squirrel Climbing Tree and Water Lily in Pond — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a serene pond scene in Dade County, Florida, featuring a delicate white water lily blooming among lush green lily pads. The footage transitions to a squirrel climbing a tree trunk in a sun-dappled yard, with dappled light filtering through the leaves. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American suburban atmosphere. This archival footage offers authentic period detail for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 123382133

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 1573 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1955 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: Dade, Florida, 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: 1950s 8mm nature cutaway from Dade County, Florida for productions needing quiet home-movie views of pond vegetation and backyard wildlife.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century residential or garden surroundings, with natural pond lilies and a tree trunk visible but no identifiable architecture or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie perspective, observing a water lily and a squirrel at close range without people, posing, or scripted action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white water lily, round lily pads, dark pond water, a sunlit tree trunk, grass, driveway or path surface, and a small squirrel shape near the bark.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated greens, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, and handheld framing that preserve the original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief nature insert, transition from water to yard, or memory beat within a Florida, suburban, or family-reel sequence.
Historical context: The footage gives a small-scale view of outdoor domestic or garden space in 1950s Dade County without showing people, signage, or public landmarks.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location context, and any property implications should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s Florida 8mm nature footage, Dade County water lily home movie, lily pads pond cutaway, and squirrel climbing tree vintage film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1955 Dade County material, and then with broader Florida nature, pond, garden, or backyard wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Dade County 8mm frame showing a white water lily surrounded by green lily pads on a shaded pond. — White water lily and lily pads fill the pond frame.

1955 Dade County 8mm frame with a white water lily above round lily pads in dark reflective pond water. — A white lily stands above clustered lily pads.

1955 Dade County 8mm frame showing a tree trunk in a sun-dappled yard with a small squirrel-like figure near the base. — Tree trunk and yard shadows replace the pond scene.

1955 Dade County 8mm frame showing a tree trunk, grass, and a small squirrel-like figure in a sunlit outdoor yard. — A small squirrel-like figure appears beside the tree trunk.

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