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New Orleans USA-1952: The Office Building That Would One Day House A Billion

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationNew Orleans, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1952 New Orleans
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The Office Building That Would One Day House A Billion — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a mid-century modern office building in New Orleans. The camera pans across the structure's clean lines, large glass windows, and wooden door, revealing a simple facade with purple siding and a low concrete planter. The footage shows a quiet street scene under overcast skies, with a small bench visible in the final frame. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and subtle film imperfections evoke a strong sense of mid-century Americana and archival nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123336464

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: 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 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

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  • windows
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  • 1952
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  • vintage 8mm film
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  • mid-century modern building
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  • 1950s architecture
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  • 1952 vintage
  • historic footage
  • documentary footage
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  • old building
  • 1950s America
  • 8mm home movie footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Suits 1950s American commercial and urban development documentaries, mid-century architecture segments, or New Orleans city history productions requiring street-level building exterior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 New Orleans commercial building on 8mm film; large plate-glass window reflecting a period automobile, wooden entry door, and horizontal siding.
Close view of the building facade showing the plate-glass window and wooden door, New Orleans, 1952.

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