New York USA-1962: Entry Gate To Olympic Bobsled Run In New York

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 New York

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Entry Gate To Olympic Bobsled Run In New York — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1962 captures the entrance to the Olympic Bobsled Run in New York, marked by a prominent sign reading 'OLYMPIC-BOBSLED-RUN' and 'NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT'. The scene features a stone archway, snow-covered ground, evergreen trees, and distant mountains under a clear blue sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic mid-century winter sports atmosphere. This authentic home movie footage offers a rare glimpse into New York's Olympic legacy and 1960s recreational history.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 122658120

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1182 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: zoo
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1962 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: New York, 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: 1960s New York 8mm footage for productions needing an exterior winter sports venue entrance, Olympic recreation context, or a concise archival establishing shot.
Period detail: The wooden sign, stone gate structure, snow cover, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century recreational travel view dated by metadata to 1962.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, pausing on the entrance sign as a travel memory rather than staging action or spectators.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Olympic Bobsled Run sign, stone posts, snow-covered ground, evergreen trees, bare winter brush, distant hills, and blue sky.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, mild color shifts, dark edge vignetting, and slight handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, winter sports cutaway, location transition, or brief memory beat before bobsled or Lake Placid-related material.
Historical context: The scene documents a public-facing winter recreation entrance in New York, with signage tying the site to Olympic bobsled activity and state conservation administration.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Olympic wording and state department sign should be reviewed for trademark, copyright, and contextual use considerations.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s New York bobsled run entrance, Olympic winter sports sign, 8mm ski area travel footage, and vintage snow recreation gate.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1962 New York winter footage, then broader 1960s Olympic sports or mountain recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 New York 8mm frame showing the Olympic Bobsled Run entrance sign with snow, evergreens, stone posts, and distant hills. — Entrance sign for the Olympic Bobsled Run framed by winter trees and stone posts.

1962 New York frame of the Olympic Bobsled Run gate sign, with dark trees, snow patches, stonework, and mountain slope in the background. — The bobsled run entrance sign stretches across the winter landscape.

1962 New York 8mm view of the Olympic Bobsled Run entrance, with the sign partly shadowed above evergreens, snow, and a distant ridge. — A shadowed home-movie frame holds on the Olympic Bobsled Run entrance sign.

1962 New York frame showing the Olympic Bobsled Run sign and New York State Conservation Department text over a snowy wooded entrance. — The entrance sign and state department lettering are visible above the snowy approach.

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