New York City New York-1946: Statue of Liberty from Passing Vehicle

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Statue of Liberty from Passing Vehicle — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1946 showing a distant view of the Statue of Liberty from a moving vehicle in New York City, New York. The grainy, low-resolution clip captures the iconic monument on Liberty Island across the water, with a hazy, overcast sky and visible film scratches and dust. The image remains slightly out of focus throughout the 5-second sequence, conveying a nostalgic, archival quality typical of mid-20th century amateur film. The frame borders suggest a projected film reel, enhancing the retro aesthetic.

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: 122715633

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: 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: 1946 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s archival requests needing a distant landmark view from amateur 8mm travel footage.
Period detail: The soft color, frame edges, and distant harbor skyline may show a mid-20th-century tourist view, though the cataloged London location conflicts with the visible Statue of Liberty subject.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing the monument from across water while the camera or vehicle remains in motion.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, surrounding water, low shoreline buildings, hazy sky, dark frame borders, film scratches, and dust marks.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through visible grain, soft focus, muted exposure, gate edges, scratches, and slight instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief landmark insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition into postwar-era tourist footage.
Historical context: The view places a recognizable monument within a subdued waterfront scene without showing identifiable people, vehicles, or street detail.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but location identification and underlying copyright status should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1940s 8mm Statue of Liberty view, distant Liberty Island home movie, or vintage harbor landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with clips from the same cataloged year or landmark location, then with broader postwar travel and harbor views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940s 8mm frame showing a distant Statue of Liberty view across water, with soft focus, scratches, and visible film gate borders. — Distant view of the Statue of Liberty across the harbor in soft, scratched 8mm footage.

Soft 1940s home-movie frame of the Statue of Liberty across water, with low buildings and heavy film wear visible. — The Statue of Liberty appears beyond the waterline with low shoreline structures beside it.

1940s 8mm still with the Statue of Liberty centered low in frame, seen across water through haze and visible scratches. — A soft, low-resolution view centers the distant monument against water and sky.

End frame of a 1940s 8mm landmark view, showing the Statue of Liberty across water with shoreline structures and film wear. — The clip ends on the distant monument and shoreline, with visible scratches and muted color.

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