New York City USA-1976: Manhattan Skyline from Staten Island Ferry

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 New York City

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Manhattan Skyline from Staten Island Ferry — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1976 capturing Southern Manhattan from a boat on the water. The clip features iconic skyscrapers with reflective glass facades under a hazy blue sky, showcasing the city's mid-century modern architecture. The camera moves steadily, offering shifting perspectives of the urban skyline, including the distinctive twin towers of the World Trade Center. A red and white patterned hat appears in the foreground in one frame, confirming the viewpoint from a ferry or tour boat. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and a soft focus typical of 8mm home movie footage, evoking a nostalgic, authentic 1970s New York City experience.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 121094066

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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: 1976 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: New York City, 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 1970s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot views of Lower Manhattan from the water, including the World Trade Center skyline.
Period detail: The visible high-rise facades, soft color palette, and 8mm home-movie texture support the supplied 1976 New York City context without requiring more specific street-level identification.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a tourist or passenger filming from a moving boat, with skyline views shifting across the frame and a patterned hat briefly entering the foreground.
What appears in frame: The clip shows tall modern office towers, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, waterfront buildings, open water, hazy sky, film-frame borders, and a red-and-white patterned hat.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, handheld framing, and exposure shifts that preserve the feel of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, waterfront transition, skyline cutaway, or memory beat for 1970s New York material.
Historical context: The frames place the viewer on the water looking toward Southern Manhattan, emphasizing the scale and vertical modern architecture visible in the mid-1970s skyline.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark, copyright, and property considerations should still be reviewed separately for the intended use.
Research search match: 1976 8mm New York City skyline from boat, Lower Manhattan waterfront home movie, Staten Island ferry view World Trade Center, 1970s Manhattan skyscrapers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1976 New York City waterfront or skyline material, then with broader 1970s urban travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 8mm home-movie view of Lower Manhattan skyscrapers from the water, with tall office towers framed by dark film edges. — Lower Manhattan towers from the water.

1976 New York City skyline view showing modern high-rise facades from a boat or ferry perspective, with soft 8mm focus and visible frame edge. — High-rise facades along the Manhattan skyline.

1976 8mm view of a tall New York City tower and surrounding skyline elements, slightly blurred by handheld movement from the water. — Handheld skyline detail from the boat.

1976 8mm home-movie view from the water showing the World Trade Center towers, waterfront office buildings, open water, and a red-and-white patterned hat in the foreground. — World Trade Center skyline with a passenger hat in the foreground.

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