Hicksville New York-1957: Natural Water Flow On River Dam

$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.

Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

$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.

Natural Water Flow On River Dam — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a serene river scene in Hicksville, New York. The footage shows a concrete dam with water flowing over it, framed by a metal fence in the foreground. Bare trees and a small town with white buildings are visible across the river under a cloudy sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, with a dark vignette border typical of home movies from the era. The camera remains mostly static, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century American suburban life and natural water flow.

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: 123447164

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 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: Hicksville, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s documentary or educational edits needing a quiet suburban river dam cutaway from 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The metal railing, small riverside buildings, bare trees, and soft color 8mm scan may show a mid-century local landscape in Hicksville, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot stillness, observing water over the dam without staging, narration, or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a concrete spillway, flowing water, metal fence posts, rocky river edge, bare trees, cloudy sky, and distant white buildings.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, blue color shift, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and dark frame edges from the physical film scan.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short cutaway, location insert, reflective transition, or memory beat for suburban waterways and local travel.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for a small-town riverside setting, with infrastructure and open banks seen through a home-movie camera.
Research note: No people, children, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright status and any property-related use context.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1957 8mm Hicksville New York river dam footage, vintage home movie water flow, and mid-century suburban landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Hicksville or 1957 New York footage, then broader vintage river and dam scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Hicksville, New York 8mm frame showing a concrete river dam, metal railing, bare trees, and distant buildings. — A metal fence leads toward a concrete dam with water spilling across the river.

1957 Hicksville 8mm view of water crossing a low dam with a small riverside building and bare trees beyond. — The camera holds on the dam as water runs over the spillway toward the foreground river channel.

Home-movie frame from Hicksville, New York showing the dam and fenced river path under a cloudy sky in 1957. — A wide riverside view shows fence posts in the foreground and small buildings beyond the dam.

Closer 8mm frame of water flowing over the dam structure in the Hicksville river scene. — The final frame moves closer to the falling water and the wall of the dam structure.

Visually Similar Clips