London England-1946: Riding Across Bay Past Statue Of Liberty With City In

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationLondon, England
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 London England

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Riding Across Bay Past Statue Of Liberty With City In — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1946 showing the Statue of Liberty from a distance across a body of water, likely viewed from a boat. The iconic green statue stands on its pedestal against a hazy sky, with faint city buildings visible in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and slight blurriness, capturing a nostalgic, archival moment of sightseeing in New York Harbor. The shot remains steady, emphasizing the historic landmark as a distant focal point.

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: 122715648

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: London, England 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s 8mm landmark footage for productions needing a distant harbor view of the Statue of Liberty or a cautious postwar sightseeing insert.
Period detail: The frames may show a mid-1940s visitor view, with the statue, pedestal, broad water, hazy skyline, and aged color film supporting an archival travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor-shot boat perspective, keeping the landmark small and distant as the camera rides past across the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, its pedestal, harbor water, a hazy sky, faint shoreline or skyline forms, frame borders, scratches, and dust marks.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, muted color, visible grain, gate edges, scratches, and exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, travel insert, harbor transition, or memory beat establishing New York sightseeing from the water.
Historical context: The footage places a major public landmark within a distant harbor view, emphasizing tourist observation rather than close architectural detail or crowds.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or private property are visible, but landmark, copyright, source ownership, and location metadata should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1940s 8mm Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor home movie, distant Liberty Island view, and vintage sightseeing boat footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with verified Statue of Liberty or harbor footage from 1946, then with broader 1940s travel landmarks.

Still Frames From This Clip

Distant Statue of Liberty seen across water in archival 8mm footage, with hazy sky, faint shoreline, and visible film wear. — The Statue of Liberty appears small across the harbor in a hazy, distant view.

The Statue of Liberty remains distant across harbor water, framed by dark 8mm gate edges and a muted, scratched sky. — A steady distant view keeps the statue centered beyond the waterline.

The statue and pedestal are slightly larger in frame, still viewed from across the harbor with soft focus and surface scratches. — The landmark appears slightly larger as the camera continues past across the water.

The distant Statue of Liberty is visible through heavier film abrasion, with the pedestal near the waterline and dark gate borders around the frame. — Film wear becomes more prominent while the distant statue remains visible near the horizon.

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