Hagerstown Maryland USA-1959: Two People And A Pond With Geese Swimming In It

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationHagerstown, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Two People And A Pond With Geese Swimming In It — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a tranquil park pond in Hagerstown, Maryland. White geese glide across the water's surface, their reflections shimmering in the blue-tinted water. A tree trunk frames the left side of the scene, while a grassy bank and distant trees form the backdrop. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, with a brief cut to two people sitting in a dimly lit setting, likely observing the pond. This archival clip evokes a sense of mid-century Americana and quiet nostalgia.

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: 123620478

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 1950s Maryland home-movie requests needing a quiet park pond cutaway, waterfowl insert, or mid-century leisure atmosphere.
Period detail: The 1959 8mm footage may show period park landscaping, casual visitor clothing, and soft color rendering typical of amateur mid-century home movies.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, watching geese on a pond before briefly turning toward seated adults in a dim setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pond, white waterfowl, tree trunks, grassy banks, rocks, reflections, and two seated adults.
Film character: The scan carries dense 8mm grain, saturated blue and purple color shift, soft focus, gate shadowing, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief nature cutaway, transition beat, memory insert, or atmospheric pause within a 1950s family or travel sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects everyday recreational filming in a public-looking park setting, with attention on water, birds, and companions rather than a formal event.
Research note: People are visible in one frame, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious private property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Searches may include 1959 Hagerstown Maryland 8mm pond geese, vintage home movie park waterfowl, and 1950s amateur film people by pond.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Hagerstown material, then broader 1950s park, pond, and waterfowl home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Hagerstown 8mm frame showing white waterfowl on a pond with tree trunks, rocks, reflections, and a grassy bank. — White waterfowl move across a shaded park pond with trees and rocks along the bank.

1959 Hagerstown park pond view with white waterfowl, a large tree trunk, rocks, grass, and blue-tinted water reflections. — Waterfowl swim near the bank of a tree-lined pond in blue-shifted 8mm footage.

1959 Hagerstown 8mm frame with multiple white waterfowl on a park pond, tree trunks in the foreground, and a grassy bank beyond. — Multiple waterfowl appear across the pond as trees and shoreline rocks frame the view.

A brief dimly lit shot shows two seated adults, one partly in profile and one facing away.

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