Jones Beach New York-1956: Beautiful Garden Surrounded By A Group Of People

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationJones Beach, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Jones Beach New York

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Beautiful Garden Surrounded By A Group Of People — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures a serene garden at Jones Beach, New York. The clip opens on a white stone monument surrounded by manicured hedges and colorful flowers, with an American flag nearby. The camera then pans across the lush green lawn and garden beds, revealing a group of people in period attire—men in caps and women in dresses—strolling and socializing. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American leisure scene.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125304984

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: Jones Beach, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s leisure, public garden, or Jones Beach home-movie requests needing a brief color 8mm cutaway with visitors in period summer clothing.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century casual dress, sunglasses, caps, manicured hedges, flowers, lawn, and a low white stone marker or monument consistent with the 1956 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the garden from a visitor perspective, moving from the stone feature and plantings to a small group socializing nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white stone marker, clipped hedges, green lawn, flower beds, a small American flag, garden paths, and visitors in summer attire.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild exposure variation, rounded frame edges, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, location insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century public leisure and landscaped park settings.
Historical context: The footage reflects a calm public-garden visit, with visitors gathered around formal landscaping rather than a staged or official event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and the small flag or emblem-like details should be reviewed separately from copyright, likeness, and location permissions.
Research search match: Searches for 1956 Jones Beach garden 8mm footage, mid-century New York leisure, vintage home movie visitors, and public garden cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Jones Beach material, then broader 1950s parks, gardens, and leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Jones Beach garden view with a low white stone marker, clipped hedges, flower beds, lawn, and a small American flag. — A white stone garden marker stands among hedges, flowers, and lawn.

Low white stone marker in a Jones Beach garden, bordered by clipped hedges, lawn, and distant flower beds. — The camera holds on the white marker and surrounding formal plantings.

Garden pan across lawn and hedges at Jones Beach, with the white stone marker partly visible at the left edge. — The pan moves past the marker toward the open lawn and flower beds.

Jones Beach garden visitors in 1950s summer clothing, including a woman in sunglasses, stand near hedges and flower beds. — A small group of visitors gathers beside the garden plantings.

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