Michigan-1958: Frog Resting on Earth and Stones

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 · Michigan, United States

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Frog Resting on Earth and Stones — Clip Details

A close-up shot from a 1958 8mm home movie captures a frog resting on dark, moist earth scattered with small stones and organic debris. The footage, shot in natural daylight, shows the amphibian partially camouflaged against the rich, textured soil. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, subtle grain, and warm color tones. This archival clip offers a quiet, intimate glimpse into a natural habitat, evoking a sense of nostalgia and connection to nature.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127642748

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$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 1210 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: bill's first birthday,blueberry field
Reel-level year note: 1956-1957-1958
Reel-level location note: michigan
Date: 1958 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: Michigan, United States 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 1950s Michigan nature or home-movie requests needing a brief amphibian habitat cutaway for documentary, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The frames offer few era-specific clues beyond the 1958 8mm source metadata, showing only a frog in soil, stones, and plant debris.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie view of a small animal observed at close range in its natural ground cover.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a camouflaged frog, dark moist earth, small stones, roots, leaf fragments, green sprouts, and organic debris.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame borders that add archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet nature insert, habitat cutaway, seasonal transition, or memory beat within a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects casual mid-century amateur filming of local outdoor life without visible people, buildings, or identifiable public landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any collection-specific permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Michigan 8mm frog footage, vintage home movie amphibian habitat, and close-up frog on soil and stones.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Michigan 1958 outdoor footage, then broader vintage nature and amphibian habitat material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Michigan 8mm frame showing a small frog resting among dark earth, stones, roots, and leaf debris. — A frog blends into damp soil and scattered stones in a close natural-habitat view.
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Close 1958 Michigan home-movie frame of a frog against dark textured ground with stones and plant debris. — The frog remains still against the mottled earth, nearly matching the surrounding ground cover.
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1958 Michigan 8mm view of a frog among dark soil, pale stones, roots, and small green sprouts. — A small frog sits low in the soil as pale stones and bits of greenery frame the habitat.
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Final 1958 Michigan frame with a frog in dark soil and stones, partly obscured by soft motion blur at the edge. — The closing frame keeps the frog in view amid stones, roots, and damp-looking ground cover.
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