New York USA-1941: Grand Fountain with Statues in Sunlit Garden

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Year1941
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1941 New York

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Grand Fountain with Statues in Sunlit Garden — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1941, this vintage home movie captures a grand stone fountain in a manicured garden, likely in New York. Water sprays from the central basin, surrounded by classical statues depicting figures in repose. The scene unfolds in a sun-drenched yard with lush green lawns and trees under a clear blue sky. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of early 1940s home movies, with a subtle camera pan revealing more of the ornate fountain and its surroundings.

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: 123127174

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1941 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, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s New York garden, fountain, and leisure-estate cutaways in documentary, museum, education, or period atmosphere edits.
Period detail: The footage may show early-1940s visitor-shot garden scenery, with manicured lawns, classical stone sculpture, and color 8mm exposure supporting the stated 1941 context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a quiet visitor perspective, lingering on the fountain and statues rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tiered stone fountain, water spray, reclining classical figures, trimmed lawn, garden railings, trees, blue sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld movement give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an exterior insert, a calm transition, or a memory beat for garden visits, New York travel, or refined public grounds.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for landscaped leisure spaces and classical garden ornament without proving the exact property or landmark from the frames alone.
Research note: Review may be needed for any identifiable people flagged in the source, while copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1941 8mm New York fountain, vintage garden statues, home movie water feature, classical sculpture garden, and 1940s color travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1941 garden material, then broader vintage fountain, park, and estate-garden scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 8mm home-movie view of a stone garden fountain with water spray, reclining statues, lawn, trees, and blue sky in New York. — A sunlit stone fountain with classical figures stands in a manicured garden.

The camera holds on the New York garden fountain, showing the basin, water plume, classical figures, trimmed grass, and trees. — Water rises from the fountain basin beside carved figures in the garden.

A slightly shifted 1941 8mm view shows the fountain partly centered, with sculpted figures, lawn, railing, trees, and soft color-film grain. — The fountain and statues remain in view as the camera shifts across the garden.

The final frame shows part of the New York garden fountain, a reclining statue, clipped lawn, trees, and the edge of the 8mm frame. — The fountain moves toward the edge of frame, leaving the garden lawn and trees visible.

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