Hicksville New York-1954: Interior Framing Of House Under Construction

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Interior Framing Of House Under Construction — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1954, this vintage home movie captures the interior framing of a house under construction in Hicksville, New York. The camera moves through the unfinished structure, revealing exposed wooden studs, rough-hewn walls, and narrow windows that cast bright light into the dim space. A simple wooden bench sits in the foreground, emphasizing the raw, skeletal state of the building. The footage features classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, documentary feel, offering a rare glimpse into mid-century residential construction.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123369329

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s residential construction requests needing brief home-movie footage of an unfinished house interior in suburban New York.
Period detail: The exposed wood studs, unfinished wall sheathing, narrow window openings, and warm 8mm color may show mid-century house framing before interior finish work.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera observes the raw interior from inside the structure, giving an unstaged homeowner or visitor perspective on a house still being built.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include exposed wall studs, rough interior sheathing, bright narrow windows, a dark central support, partial floor area, and a small wooden bench or box.
Film character: The clip carries warm 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for homebuilding, suburban growth, family housing, or mid-century construction sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a private residential interior during construction, offering visual context for domestic building materials and unfinished house layouts in the 1950s.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or music are visible or flagged, but the private property setting may require separate property and copyright review for some uses.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm house construction, Hicksville New York home building, unfinished residential framing, and vintage home movie construction footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other material from the same reel, then Hicksville or 1954 residential footage, then broader home construction and suburban housing clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 Hicksville home-movie frame showing exposed wood framing, rough wall sheathing, and bright window openings inside a house under construction. — Exposed interior framing and narrow windows in an unfinished house.

Interior framing of a Hicksville, New York house under construction, with vertical studs, rough sheathing, and a small wooden bench or box near the wall. — A framed wall section with rough sheathing and a small wooden object below.

Close interior view of unfinished residential framing, with repeated wood studs, rough sheathing, and warm 8mm exposure from the 1954 Hicksville footage. — Close framing detail inside the unfinished house.

Final frame shows an unfinished Hicksville house interior with vertical studs, bright side window light, rough sheathing, and a small wooden bench or box. — Framed wall and window light inside the unfinished structure.

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