New York City-1956: A Man Walks His Dog Near Water

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 New York City

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A Man Walks His Dog Near Water — Clip Details

A man walks his dog near a body of water in this 8mm home movie from 1956. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the man in a light-colored shirt and dark pants strolling across a sandy or gravelly area, with the dog standing alert in the water. The scene is set outdoors near a building and trees, with a small goalpost visible. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: high grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, capturing a quiet, nostalgic moment of daily life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124556832

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: 1956 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: New York City, New York, 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 New York City home-movie requests needing a quiet outdoor dog-walking moment near water for documentary or educational use.
Period detail: The light clothing, simple waterfront recreation area, small goal frame, trees, and boxy building may show mid-1950s urban leisure surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged domestic moment as a man walks near a dog standing in shallow water while the camera observes from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man, dog, rippled water, sandy or gravelly ground, trees, a low goal frame, a light building, and soft film borders.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white image has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for everyday city life, pets, waterfront recreation, or 1950s personal film.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for informal outdoor leisure in New York City, with a person and dog moving through an open area near water.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed, while copyright, location, and property status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s New York City 8mm home movie, man walking dog near water, black-and-white pet footage, and urban outdoor leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1956 New York City outdoor scenes, then with broader dog, waterfront, or daily-life clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 8mm frame of a dog standing alert in shallow water, with ripples and soft film grain visible. — Dog stands in shallow water at the start of the clip.

1956 New York City home-movie frame showing a man from behind near water, trees, a low goal frame, and a light building. — A man stands near the waterfront recreation area.

Black-and-white 8mm view of a man in a light shirt and dark pants near a low goal frame, trees, and water in New York City. — The man pauses or walks near the small goal frame.

1956 New York City frame of a man walking across a sandy or gravelly area beside water, with trees and a building in the background. — The man walks across the open area near the water.

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