Hicksville New York-1957: Playground with Smiling Moon Sculpture

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

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Playground with Smiling Moon Sculpture — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a whimsical playground in Hicksville, New York. The footage features a large, smiling blue moon sculpture with a red and white mouth, set against a colorful, cartoon-style building with striped pillars and a decorative arch. A small green dinosaur figure perches atop the structure. The scene is framed by trees and a white picket fence, with warm, nostalgic color grading typical of mid-century home movies. The camera pans slowly, revealing the playful, imaginative design of this family-friendly attraction.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123448851

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

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s editorial or documentary needs for whimsical American playground design, family travel memories, or mid-century leisure cutaways.
Period detail: The cartoon moon face, striped pillars, painted playhouse forms, and picket fencing may show a mid-century themed amusement or playground setting.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld view feels like a visitor recording a colorful attraction for family memory rather than a staged promotional scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a smiling blue moon sculpture, painted archway, striped columns, small dinosaur figure, whimsical house facade, trees, and white fencing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure shifts, and dense shadows that preserve the tactile feel of mid-century home-movie color film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a playful insert, childhood-memory cutaway, travel transition, or visual beat before broader family recreation footage.
Historical context: The scene suggests postwar family leisure culture through fantasy-themed outdoor design, though the exact attraction identity is not established by the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but the themed structures may require separate property or location review beyond copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1957 Hicksville New York playground, 8mm home movie amusement attraction, smiling moon sculpture, and vintage cartoon playhouse.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1957 Hicksville or Long Island footage, then broader 1950s playground and family travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Hicksville home-movie frame showing a large smiling blue moon sculpture near a painted arch and striped columns. — Smiling moon sculpture in front of a whimsical painted playground structure.

1957 Hicksville frame with the smiling moon sculpture, patterned archway, striped pillars, and a small figure on the roofline. — Cartoon-style moon face beside patterned playground architecture.

1957 Hicksville home-movie frame showing a whimsical painted playhouse with a white roof, hearts, circles, and trees in front. — Painted playhouse facade seen through trees in the playground area.

1957 Hicksville frame of the cartoon-style playhouse with painted wall symbols, a white roof, trees, and shaded lawn. — Decorated playhouse structure at the edge of the tree-lined playground.

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