Michigan-1959: Stone Fountain In Garden With Grass, Stones, And Fence

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 in Michigan

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Stone Fountain In Garden With Grass, Stones, And Fence — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a tranquil garden scene in Michigan. A stone fountain with tiered basins sits at the center of a landscaped yard, surrounded by lush green grass and a low stone wall. A chain-link fence borders the property, with trees forming a natural backdrop. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century suburban life and outdoor decor.

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: 127711923

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 2228 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: howard black,
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: flint michigan
Date: 1959 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 home-movie requests needing a quiet garden, fountain, or suburban outdoor decor cutaway.
Period detail: The stone fountain, chain-link fence, trimmed grass, and saturated 8mm color may show mid-century residential or public garden landscaping.
Home-movie behavior: The clip holds a steady visitor or family-camera view on the fountain and yard, valuing place and atmosphere rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tiered stone fountain, low stonework, grass, trees, a chain-link fence, walkway edges, and deep foreground shade.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, high color saturation, mild exposure variation, and a fixed handheld composition that reads as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, scene transition, memory beat, or establishing cutaway for outdoor leisure and garden settings.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for landscaped outdoor spaces in a 1959 Michigan home-movie reel without identifying a specific property or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or location permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Michigan 8mm garden fountain footage, vintage home movie landscaping, stone fountain yard, and mid-century outdoor decor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1959 exteriors, then broader 1950s garden, fountain, and landscaped yard footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Michigan 8mm frame showing a tiered stone fountain in a green garden bordered by trees and chain-link fencing. — A tiered stone fountain sits among grass, stonework, trees, and fencing.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame of a stone garden fountain and landscaped lawn with trees and fencing behind it. — The camera holds on the fountain and surrounding landscaped garden area.

1959 Michigan 8mm view of a tiered stone fountain, low wall, grass, trees, and fence, partly framed by shadow. — Dark foreground framing surrounds a sunlit garden fountain and lawn.

1959 Michigan 8mm frame showing the garden fountain from a similar angle with stonework, lawn, trees, and fence visible. — The final frame continues the steady view of the fountain and landscaped yard.

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