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Hicksville New York-1954: A Scene Of A Brick Wall And Large Dirt Piles

  • Year1954
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationHicksville, New York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1954 Hicksville New York
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A Scene Of A Brick Wall And Large Dirt Piles — Clip Details

Hicksville, New York - 1954: A vintage 8mm home movie captures the early stages of a residential construction project. The footage shows a partially built gray cinder block foundation wall set into a deep excavation with large piles of brown dirt and debris. Wooden formwork and construction materials are scattered across the site. The scene is filmed through a dark frame, likely from a home movie camera, with natural daylight illuminating the earthy tones and textured materials. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century suburban development.

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
123367885

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label
barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note
1953-1954
Reel-level location note
new york city
Date
1954 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Hicksville, New York, 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

  • gray
  • brown
  • piles
  • trees
  • rough
  • scene
  • brick
  • wall
  • large
  • dirt
  • objects
  • hicksville newyork house construction easter PLA
  • 1950s construction footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • cinder block wall
  • home building site
  • 1954 home movie
  • suburban development
  • residential construction
  • archival footage
  • old film
  • brick foundation
  • dirt piles
  • wooden formwork
  • 8mm home movie
  • historic construction
  • American suburbs
  • 1950s nostalgia
  • building materials
  • excavation site
  • family home construction
  • vintage film clip

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for requests needing 1950s suburban construction footage, especially residential development cutaways for documentary, museum, education, or editorial projects.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 Hicksville home-movie frame showing a gray cinder block foundation wall set into a brown dirt excavation with scattered construction materials.
A partially built foundation wall sits below an earthen bank with lumber and loose blocks in the foreground.

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← Previous in archiveHicksville New York-1954: View Of Neighborhood Construction In A Trench With Cinder Blocks And Wooden BeamsNext in archive →Hicksville New York-1954: House At The Forest
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