New York City-1954: A View Of The Statue Of Liberty In Nyc From The Water

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 NYC

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A View Of The Statue Of Liberty In Nyc From The Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1954, this vintage home movie captures a hazy, sun-drenched view of the Statue of Liberty from the water, with a cargo ship passing in the foreground. The footage transitions to a distant view of the New York City skyline, including early mid-century skyscrapers, seen from a moving vessel. The image is characterized by soft focus, a distinct blue color cast, and visible film grain, scratches, and edge damage, evoking a nostalgic, authentic 1950s travel memory. A small red boat briefly appears on the water, adding a touch of life to the serene harbor scene.

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: 123380893

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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: New York City, 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 documentary or editorial requests needing visitor-shot New York Harbor views with the Statue of Liberty and distant Manhattan skyline from the water.
Period detail: The 1954 date and harbor views support a mid-century New York travel context, with distant skyline silhouettes, working boats, and the Statue of Liberty visible through haze.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-on-a-boat perspective, with landmarks framed casually from a moving vessel rather than staged for a formal city portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, open harbor water, a passing cargo ship, distant Manhattan buildings, shoreline, railings, and a small red boat.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, blue color cast, haze, visible grain, scratches, gate edges, and handheld movement consistent with home-movie travel footage.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief establishing insert, harbor transition, travel-memory beat, or cutaway between New York City arrival and sightseeing sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows New York Harbor as seen by a visitor in 1954, linking civic landmark views with everyday water traffic and distant urban growth.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible in the provided frames, but landmark, copyright, and contextual use should still be reviewed for the project.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1954 8mm New York Harbor footage, Statue of Liberty from boat, vintage Manhattan skyline view, and mid-century NYC home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1954 New York City harbor material, then broader 1950s travel and landmark footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York Harbor view of the Statue of Liberty from the water, with a low cargo ship crossing the foreground in soft haze. — The Statue of Liberty appears across the harbor as a cargo vessel passes in front.

Distant New York City skyline across the harbor in 1954, seen from a vessel with railings at the left edge. — The Manhattan skyline sits in haze beyond open harbor water.

New York Harbor view from the water, with a small red boat moving before a distant shoreline and faint buildings. — A small red boat crosses the harbor below a faint city shoreline.

Soft 8mm view across New York Harbor toward a hazy shoreline, with open water filling most of the frame. — Open harbor water leads toward a pale, distant New York shoreline.

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