New York USA-1941: Camera Shows Off A Cool Looking Water Fountain In Front A

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

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Camera Shows Off A Cool Looking Water Fountain In Front A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1941, this vintage home movie captures a grand classical building with tall columns and a wide staircase, viewed across a reflective pond. A central water fountain with sculpted figures sits on the lawn in front of the structure. The footage shows slight camera movement and the characteristic grain and color fade of mid-century amateur film, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of a public landmark in New York.

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: 123127285

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 editorial requests needing brief home-movie views of a public fountain and monumental classical architecture.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-century visitor view of a formal lawn, sculptural fountain, broad steps, and columned stone building.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the fountain and facade with small distant people moving through the grounds.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a green lawn, white sculptural fountain, broad staircase, tall columns, stone facade, shrubs, and distant visitors.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color fade, gate edges, and minor handheld drift typical of amateur physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, location cutaway, memory beat, or transition into archival New York material.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public-facing civic or cultural landmark setting, but the exact building identity should be confirmed before specific attribution.
Research note: Distant people are visible, so likeness and site identification review may be needed separately from copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1941 New York 8mm fountain, 1940s home movie classical building, public landmark steps, and vintage garden fountain footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with New York 1941 public landmark footage, then with 1940s fountains or civic architecture.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 New York home-movie frame showing a lawn fountain, sculptural figures, broad steps, and a columned stone facade. — A white fountain and sculptural figures stand in front of a grand columned building.

1941 New York frame with a formal fountain on the grounds of a classical stone building and small distant visitors nearby. — The camera holds on the fountain and formal grounds below the building steps.

Soft 1941 New York 8mm frame showing the fountain, lawn, staircase, and columned facade from a visitor viewpoint. — A visitor-shot view frames the fountain against the staircase and columns.

1941 New York home-movie frame of a fountain and classical building facade, with visible film gate borders and soft color. — The final frame keeps the fountain centered below the building's steps and columns.

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