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New York USA-1938: Foggy New York Horizon As Seen From The Harbor

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Foggy New York Horizon As Seen From The Harbor — Clip Details

Foggy 8mm home movie footage from 1938 captures the New York City skyline as seen from the harbor. The iconic Manhattan skyline appears as a hazy silhouette through dense fog, with faint outlines of skyscrapers visible across the water. The grainy, monochrome image shows signs of age with dust spots and film wear, characteristic of vintage Super 8 footage. A small boat moves across the water in the foreground, adding subtle motion to the still, atmospheric scene. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of New York during the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123038476

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • 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 1921 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label
vacation,rutledge,marble quary
Reel-level year note
1938
Reel-level location note
elyria ohio,gordham new york
Date
1938 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • black and white
  • footage of new york from the harbor
  • with cargo ships
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  • horizon
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  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • new york USA
  • 1938
  • 1938 New York
  • vintage 8mm film
  • foggy city skyline
  • harbor view
  • classic home movie
  • archival footage
  • historic New York
  • 1930s footage
  • old film
  • grainy footage
  • city silhouette
  • waterfront view
  • vintage documentary
  • retro footage
  • New York skyline
  • 1938 home movie
  • foggy day
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage cityscape

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s documentary or editorial requests needing a fogbound New York harbor skyline view from authentic 8mm home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Fog-softened New York skyline across harbor water in 1938 8mm home-movie footage, with dark frame edges and dust specks.
Fog obscures the distant Manhattan skyline across the harbor.

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