New York City USA-1976: Retro Filming Of Cruising Boats On Waters Near The Statue Of Liberty

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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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Retro Filming Of Cruising Boats On Waters Near The... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1976 capturing a naval ship, marked 454, cruising through New York Harbor. The grainy, color-bleached film shows the vessel alongside smaller boats and sailboats, with the Statue of Liberty visible in the distance. The handheld camera movement creates a dynamic, nostalgic perspective of maritime activity, showcasing the era's classic maritime scene with authentic film grain and color degradation.

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: 121094225

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: 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: 1970s 8mm New York Harbor footage suited for editorial uses needing maritime traffic near the Statue of Liberty with a visitor-shot home-movie viewpoint.
Period detail: The clip shows color 8mm-era harbor filming with a gray naval vessel marked 454, small pleasure boats, sailboats, and the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing and contact-sheet wobble suggest a visitor filming from a moving boat rather than a staged harbor view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include choppy harbor water, a gray naval ship, small motorboats, sailboats, the Statue of Liberty, distant shoreline, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld movement consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, location insert, transition, or memory beat for New York Harbor and Statue of Liberty maritime sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents recreational and naval traffic sharing New York Harbor waters in a casual 1970s visitor-film context without supporting a specific public event claim.
Research note: People may be visible at a distance on boats, and the naval vessel and Statue of Liberty should be reviewed separately for editorial context, likeness, property, and copyright considerations.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1976 8mm New York Harbor boats, Statue of Liberty home movie, naval ship 454 harbor footage, and vintage sailboats near Liberty Island.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1976 New York City or harbor views, and then with broader 1970s maritime travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 8mm New York Harbor frame with a gray naval ship at left, choppy water, and the Statue of Liberty in the distance. — Naval vessel and Statue of Liberty across the harbor.

1976 New York Harbor view with a naval vessel marked 454, small boats, sailboats, and the Statue of Liberty beyond the water. — Ship 454 passes small boats near the Statue of Liberty.

Soft 8mm frame from New York Harbor showing a blurred gray ship at left, open water, and the Statue of Liberty in the distance. — Blurred ship and distant Statue of Liberty.

1976 harbor frame showing small boats and sailboats on the water, with the Statue of Liberty visible near the right side of the frame. — Small boats pass near the Statue of Liberty.

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