Hicksville New York-1957: Abstract Art Display and Deer Walking in Dark Night

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

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Abstract Art Display and Deer Walking in Dark Night — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a surreal, abstract art display featuring a colorful, tiered sculpture with intricate patterns and a whimsical face. The scene transitions to a dark, grainy sequence showing a young deer walking in a dimly lit environment, possibly at night. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—high grain, soft focus, and warm color shifts—evoking a nostalgic, dreamlike quality. The juxtaposition of the artistic installation and the natural wildlife creates a unique, archival glimpse into mid-century American life and creative expression.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 123448720

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: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie clip for editors needing a brief surreal art-display insert or dim wildlife night cutaway from Hicksville, New York.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-century decorative display with bold red and yellow painted forms, followed by young deer seen in very low light.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the subjects as found, with no visible people, staging, or presenter, giving the clip a casual home-movie record of display and wildlife moments.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a colorful tiered sculptural form, mask-like patterns, dark background, young spotted deer, a pale bird-like form, grain, soft focus, and low exposure.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, warm color drift in the display shots, and blue-green darkness in the animal shots.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an uncanny memory beat, a transition from artificial display to nocturnal wildlife, or a short atmospheric insert.
Historical context: The clip places decorative folk-art-like display imagery beside nearby animal footage, suggesting a home-movie interest in unusual sights rather than a formal event record.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright in artwork or sculpture and any location or property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s 8mm abstract art display, Hicksville New York home movie wildlife, young deer at night, and vintage dark animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Hicksville material, then related mid-century home-movie art displays or deer and wildlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Hicksville 8mm frame showing a red and yellow tiered abstract display with painted mask-like features in low light. — A colorful abstract display fills the dark frame, with ornate painted shapes and a face-like upper section.

1957 Hicksville 8mm frame of the same abstract display, showing layered red, yellow, and orange shapes against a dark setting. — The abstract display appears closer and slightly shifted, emphasizing the layered painted forms.

1957 Hicksville 8mm frame showing a young spotted deer moving through a dim, blue-green night scene. — A young deer is caught mid-step in the low-light animal sequence.

1957 Hicksville 8mm frame with a young spotted deer beside indistinct animal forms and a pale bird-like shape in low light. — A deer stands near dimly visible animal shapes, with a pale bird-like form low in the foreground.

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