New York USA-1959: People Standing In Front Of Stone Statue In The Middle Of The City

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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People Standing In Front Of Stone Statue In The Middle... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a historic stone monument in New York City. The clip opens on a close-up of a soldier statue atop a grand pedestal, then pans to reveal more figures on the monument's base. In the final frames, a man in a dark suit and a woman in a light coat stand smiling in front of the structure, with city buildings and bare trees in the background. The footage shows classic 1950s fashion and the characteristic grain and color fade of Super 8 film, offering authentic archival footage for historical or nostalgic projects.

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: 123043314

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s New York home-movie footage for editors needing a brief city monument or sightseeing cutaway with visitors in period dress.
Period detail: The dark suit, light coat, stone civic monument, bare trees, and muted 8mm color may show late-1950s urban sightseeing details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from monument details to two adults posing casually near the stone structure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include sculpted figures, a tall stone pedestal, bare tree branches, city building facades, a suited man, and a woman in a light coat.
Film character: The footage carries soft handheld 8mm texture with visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and faded color typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short New York landmark insert, a travel-memory beat, or a transition into 1950s city sightseeing material.
Historical context: The scene shows adults visiting or posing near a public stone monument in an urban setting, with clothing and streetscape cues from mid-century New York.
Research note: Faces are visible and the monument should be identified by researchers; copyright, likeness, and any location permissions require separate review.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1959 New York 8mm monument, 1950s city sightseeing home movie, visitors posing by statue, and vintage urban landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1959 New York street or landmark footage, then broader 1950s American city sightseeing clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York home-movie frame showing a stone monument with a soldier figure, pedestal masonry, bare trees, and nearby buildings. — A visitor-shot view frames a sculpted soldier figure and stone pedestal against bare trees and city structures.

1959 New York frame of a stone monument with sculpted figures and pedestal blocks, with two adults partly visible near the bottom edge. — The camera shifts across the monument, catching sculpted stone figures and partial visitors below.

1959 New York home-movie frame showing a suited man and a woman in a light coat standing by a large stone monument. — Two adults pose near the base of the monument, with masonry, bare trees, and city buildings behind them.

1959 New York frame showing a stone monument, soldier figure, pedestal masonry, bare trees, and a suited man at the edge. — The final view returns to the monument details while a suited visitor remains partly in frame.

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