Nassau Bahamas-1961: Ardastra Gardens Entrance Sign With Boy And Stone Wall

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationNassau, Bahamas
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Nassau Bahamas

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Ardastra Gardens Entrance Sign With Boy And Stone Wall — Clip Details

A young boy in a blue shirt stands near a wooden sign reading 'ARDASTRA GARDENS NASSAU BAHAMAS' in this vintage 8mm home movie from 1961. The scene captures a sun-dappled garden entrance with stone walls, bare tree branches, and tropical foliage. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and a slightly shaky handheld camera movement, evoking a nostalgic 1960s family vacation. The sign is mounted on a rustic wooden post, with a stone monument visible to the left. This authentic archival clip offers a glimpse into mid-century travel and leisure in the Bahamas.

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: 127584557

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 1121 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: trip to florida,nassau,browns hotel,spring,woodpecker build nest,tree,catfish caught river,flowers,tulip
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: florida,nassau
Date: 1961 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: Nassau, Bahamas 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: Useful for 1960s Caribbean travel, family vacation, or Nassau tourism sequences needing a brief exterior entrance view from original 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The wooden Ardastra Gardens Nassau Bahamas sign, stone marker, clothing, and warm 8mm color may show a mid-century tourist stop in Nassau in 1961.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld visitor perspective lingers on the entrance sign and nearby child, giving the scene the informal pacing of a family travel record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Ardastra Gardens sign, stone wall and marker, a child near the entrance, tree trunks, bare branches, tropical foliage, and a paved walkway.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm texture, warm color, uneven exposure, visible grain, and slight handheld movement consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a Nassau garden entrance insert, travel transition, location-establishing cutaway, or brief vacation memory beat.
Historical context: The footage shows leisure travel at a named Nassau garden attraction, with visitors recording signage and grounds rather than a staged event.
Research note: The sign and visible people may require review for trademark, location, likeness, and editorial-use considerations separate from film copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Nassau Bahamas 8mm, Ardastra Gardens entrance sign, Bahamas family vacation home movie, and vintage Caribbean tourism footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nassau 1961 material, then broader Caribbean garden, travel signage, or family vacation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Nassau home-movie frame showing the Ardastra Gardens sign, stonework, trees, and a child near the garden entrance. — Ardastra Gardens entrance sign with stonework, trees, and a child nearby.

Ardastra Gardens Nassau Bahamas sign at a shaded entrance with stonework, trees, and a visitor partly visible behind branches. — Entrance sign for Ardastra Gardens beside stonework and trees.

Soft 8mm frame of the Ardastra Gardens entrance, with a stone marker, wooden sign, tree branches, and tropical plantings. — Stone entrance marker and Ardastra Gardens sign in a shaded garden setting.

1961 Nassau frame showing the Ardastra Gardens sign, stone marker, garden path, trees, and partially visible visitors behind foliage. — Ardastra Gardens entrance sign with stone marker and partially visible visitors.

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