Cincinnatti Ohio-1949: Water Springs Out From The Ground From A Large Fountain

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationCincinnatti, Ohio, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Water Springs Out From The Ground From A Large Fountain — Clip Details

CINCINNATTI OHIO-1949: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a powerful fountain jetting high into the air against a soft purple-blue sky. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the water's arc rising from a base obscured by trees, with a brief moment revealing a dark object near the spray. The scene unfolds with natural film grain and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American park or garden setting. The final frame reveals the fountain's full scale, surrounded by lush greenery, offering authentic archival footage for historical or editorial projects.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127600912

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1949 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: Cincinnatti, Ohio, 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 1940s-era editorial or documentary requests needing vintage 8mm views of a large public-style fountain in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Period detail: The scene may show a mid-century park or garden fountain, with visible clues limited to the 8mm color stock, open sky, trees, and a dark object near the water spray.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on the height and movement of the fountain rather than presenting a formal scenic view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall fountain jet, purple-blue sky, tree silhouettes, greenery, film-frame borders, and a dark object partly seen near the spray.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture, with soft focus, visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing artifacts.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for public parks, fountains, leisure travel, or mid-century American place-setting.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests outdoor leisure or sightseeing around a landscaped water feature, without enough evidence to identify a specific park or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and any property permissions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1949 Cincinnati 8mm fountain footage, vintage home movie water fountain, and 1940s Ohio park fountain cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with footage from the same reel, then with other 1949 Cincinnati material, then with vintage fountain, park, garden, or outdoor leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 Cincinnati 8mm frame showing a bright fountain plume rising high against a soft purple-blue sky. — A tall fountain jet rises into the sky, seen through the soft color and grain of 8mm film.

1949 Cincinnati frame with a slender fountain plume extending upward against open sky in soft 8mm color. — The fountain plume narrows as it rises against a mostly open sky.

1949 Cincinnati home-movie frame showing a large fountain spray rising above trees and greenery. — Trees and greenery frame the fountain as the water rises from a base mostly hidden from view.

1949 Cincinnati frame showing the fountain behind trees, with a dark object partly visible near the spray. — The final view reveals more of the setting, including trees, the fountain base area, and a dark object near the spray.

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