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

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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 restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123367885

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$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Hicksville, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1950s suburban construction footage, especially residential development cutaways for documentary, museum, education, or editorial projects.
Period detail: The gray cinder block foundation, open excavation, loose lumber, and undeveloped yard may show mid-century residential building work in Hicksville, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, observing a work site from behind a dark foreground frame rather than presenting a formal construction record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cinder block wall, deep dirt bank, scattered boards, loose masonry blocks, bare trees, yard debris, and a small structure in the background.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that place the scene within a physical home-movie archive.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief construction insert, suburban growth cutaway, transition between domestic scenes, or visual memory beat about building a house.
Historical context: The footage visually documents residential construction materials and an excavated lot in a Long Island community without showing workers, residents, or identifiable businesses.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, and property context should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1950s Hicksville home movie construction, 8mm suburban building site, cinder block foundation, and Long Island residential development footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1954 Hicksville scenes, then broader home-movie clips of suburban construction and domestic growth.

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.

1954 Hicksville construction view with a cinder block foundation, exposed soil, scattered boards, and masonry materials seen through a dark frame. — The camera looks across the foundation wall toward exposed soil and scattered building materials.

Home-movie frame from Hicksville in 1954 showing a cinder block foundation below a rough dirt slope with boards and bare trees around the lot. — A wider view shows the block wall below the rough excavation and a sparsely wooded yard beyond.

1954 Hicksville frame showing a partially built cinder block foundation, large dirt piles, bare trees, and a small background structure. — The final frame includes the foundation wall, uneven earth, bare trees, and a small structure behind the excavation.

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