New York USA-1959: Outdoor Statues Stand On Tiered Platform With Blue Sky Background

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

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Outdoor Statues Stand On Tiered Platform With Blue Sky... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a historic monument in New York with two stone statues standing on a tiered stone platform. The statues, one of a soldier in uniform and another in a hat, are carved from light gray stone and stand against a bright blue sky. The footage shows close-up details of the monument's ornate base, including decorative molding and ball-and-diamond patterns. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic vignette of 8mm home movie footage, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera pans slightly, revealing the full scale of the monument and its classical design.

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: 123043357

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 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 productions needing a brief architectural monument cutaway or civic-statue detail.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century visitor footage of a classical stone monument, with carved figures, tiered masonry, and bright sky as the main visible period clues.
Home-movie behavior: The close, slightly shifting framing suggests a visitor filming monument details from below rather than a staged public event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include stone statues, a tiered pedestal, decorative molding, ball-like trim, diamond-pattern blocks, blue sky, shadowed edges, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has an 8mm home-movie look with soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or location-establishing detail in a sequence about New York monuments or public memorials.
Historical context: The footage shows a public monumental sculpture in New York, reflecting how civic landmarks were recorded in personal travel films of the era.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but monument identity and any copyright or property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 New York 8mm monument footage, vintage home movie stone statues, and historic civic memorial cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1959 exteriors, then broader 1950s monument and public-statue footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York home-movie frame showing a stone statue above an ornate tiered monument base against blue sky. — A stone figure stands above decorative masonry on a public monument.

Close 8mm frame of a carved stone pedestal and partial standing figure, filmed from below in New York in 1959. — The camera holds close on the monument's carved base and partial statue.

1959 New York frame showing lower portions of monument statues and a tiered stone pedestal with ornamental detailing. — Statue bases and layered stonework fill the close-up frame.

8mm home-movie frame from New York in 1959 showing a darker statue beside a pale tiered monument base under blue sky. — A darker standing figure appears beside the pale stone monument base.

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