Hicksville New York-1954: Bank Sign On Model T Ford Vehicle On A Clear Day

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

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Bank Sign On Model T Ford Vehicle On A Clear Day — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Hicksville, New York, in 1954, showing a classic black Model T Ford with a large white sign for the Fort Lee Savings & Loan Association attached to its side. The sign, clearly visible, advertises the financial institution established in 1842. The car, with its distinctive spoked wheels and open-top design, is captured in motion on a sunny day, with green trees in the background. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of mid-century 8mm film, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-20th century Americana and local commerce.

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: 123370951

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: 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 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 1950s archival requests needing a brief insert of local banking promotion, vintage automobile display, or small-town commercial street activity.
Period detail: The black open-sided car, spoked wheels, hand-lettered side sign, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1950s home-movie setting in Hicksville, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the vehicle passing at close range, preserving an unstaged spectator view with occupants only briefly visible through the windows.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a black vintage Ford-style car, white Fort Lee Savings & Loan sign, spoked wheels, open passenger area, roadside greenery, and shadowed passengers.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transitional street detail, or memory beat for mid-century commerce, banking, parades, or vintage automobiles.
Historical context: The clip visually connects a local financial institution sign with a period-style automobile, suggesting civic or promotional display without proving the event context.
Research note: The sign identifies Fort Lee Savings & Loan and people are visible inside the vehicle, so trademark, copyright, and likeness considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1950s 8mm bank sign on vintage car, Hicksville New York home movie, Fort Lee Savings and Loan sign, and Model T style parade vehicle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1954 Hicksville street or event footage, then with banking, business signage, or vintage car themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 Hicksville home-movie frame showing a black vintage car carrying a white Fort Lee Savings & Loan sign. — A black vintage car passes with a large Fort Lee Savings & Loan sign attached to the side.

Close 1954 Hicksville frame of a Fort Lee Savings & Loan sign fastened to the side of a black vintage car. — The side-mounted sign fills the frame as the black car moves past the camera.

1954 Hicksville frame centered on the Fort Lee Savings & Loan sign on a dark vintage car with people visible inside. — The bank sign remains centered while shadowed passengers are visible through the car windows.

Final 1954 Hicksville frame of the Fort Lee Savings & Loan sign attached to the side of a black vintage car. — A tight view shows the sign and side of the vintage car near the end of the clip.

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