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New Orleans USA-1952: People Discussing And Moving Around At Venice Wharf

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationNew Orleans, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1952 New Orleans
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People Discussing And Moving Around At Venice Wharf — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a bustling wharf in New Orleans, USA. The grainy, sun-bleached footage shows a large industrial building with 'VENICE WHARF' painted on its side. Wooden docks and structural beams dominate the foreground, while a few people in period clothing walk and converse near the water's edge. The camera remains mostly static, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century maritime labor and daily life at a working waterfront.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123336039

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: Yes
  • 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 1863 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note
1952
Reel-level location note
new orleans
Date
1952 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
New Orleans, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • industry
  • work
  • employee
  • machines
  • building
  • labor
  • wharf
  • people
  • discussing
  • moving
  • workplace
  • industrial
  • new orleans to pacific trip
  • 1952
  • 1952 New Orleans wharf footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • industrial waterfront
  • Venice Wharf
  • 1950s labor
  • people at dock
  • 8mm home movie
  • archival footage
  • historic industrial scene
  • mid-century America
  • working waterfront
  • 1950s New Orleans
  • vintage industrial film
  • 8mm home movie footage
  • 1950s work life
  • 8mm film grain
  • 1950s dock workers
  • vintage Americana
  • 1950s industrial activity
  • 8mm film nostalgia

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Fits archival requests for 1950s American waterfront and working maritime life, useful as a location-establishing insert in documentaries about mid-century Gulf Coast commerce or New Orleans port history.

Still Frames From This Clip

Large industrial wharf building with 'VENICE WHARF' painted sign, wooden dock pilings in foreground, metal lattice structure at far left, 8mm film.

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