New York USA-1941: View Of Great Buildings In A City Covered By Leaves And Flowers

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

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View Of Great Buildings In A City Covered By Leaves And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1941, this vintage home movie captures a view of New York City's iconic skyline, focusing on the Empire State Building framed between two surrounding structures. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, slight blurriness, and natural color fading typical of the era, with a soft, hazy atmosphere suggesting early morning or late afternoon light. The final frame shifts to a close-up of delicate pink and white flowers with green leaves, offering a brief, intimate contrast to the urban landscape. This archival clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and historical perspective, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or vintage-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
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: 123127757

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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 archive requests needing a brief skyline insert or urban-to-nature contrast from amateur 8mm footage.
Period detail: The Empire State Building appears framed by tall city buildings, with soft color and exposure consistent with early color home-movie material from the stated 1941 source.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, lingering on a recognizable skyline view before shifting to flowers close to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Empire State Building, adjacent high-rise facades, dark window or building edges, pink and white blossoms, green leaves, and warm interior or reflected light.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, visible grain, mild fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, a memory beat, or a transition from New York city views to intimate domestic or garden detail.
Historical context: The contrast between landmark skyline and nearby flowers suggests an amateur record of urban sightseeing rather than a staged city portrait.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark and property context should still be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1941 8mm New York skyline footage, Empire State Building home movie, vintage city view with flowers, and 1940s urban travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1941 New York city views, then broader 1940s skyline, travel, or flowers-in-city material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 New York home-movie view of the Empire State Building framed by nearby high-rise facades and dark vertical edges. — Empire State Building framed between surrounding city buildings.

Soft 8mm view of the Empire State Building in New York, held between neighboring buildings under a pale sky. — A slightly shifted skyline view keeps the Empire State Building centered.

Close home-movie view of green leaves and small pink-white flowers, darkened by underexposure and film fading. — Leaves and small blossoms fill the frame after the skyline view.

Close 8mm view of leafy plants and pale blossoms, likely part of the same New York home-movie sequence. — A brighter close-up shows leaves and clusters of pale flowers.

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