New York City New York-1957: Statue of Liberty Across the Water

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Statue of Liberty Across the Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures the Statue of Liberty from a distance across the water, viewed through a dark frame likely from a boat window. The iconic monument stands on its island under a hazy, overcast sky, with gentle waves visible in the foreground. A small boat moves across the water in some frames, adding subtle motion to the scene. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, film grain, and muted colors, evoking a nostalgic, personal travel memory from mid-century America.

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: 123448070

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 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

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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or educational requests needing a distant Statue of Liberty view across New York Harbor.
Period detail: The frames show a mid-century visitor view of the Statue of Liberty, with soft 8mm color, hazy sky, and water traffic rather than close architectural detail.
Home-movie behavior: The dark window-like border suggests an unstaged tourist or family travel perspective filmed from a moving boat or sheltered viewing position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island shoreline, open harbor water, a hazy sky, small passing craft, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a handheld home-movie feel consistent with original 8mm film.
Edit role: Use as a brief establishing insert, memory beat, travel cutaway, or transition into material about New York Harbor, immigration symbolism, or family visits.
Historical context: The footage documents how a landmark could appear in personal travel films, seen at a distance across the water rather than as a formal scenic view.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any landmark or location-use requirements.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s 8mm Statue of Liberty, vintage New York Harbor home movie, distant Liberty Island view, and family travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1957 New York harbor or landmark shots, then broader American travel-symbol imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 8mm home-movie view of the Statue of Liberty from across the water, with a hazy sky and dark border around the frame. — The Statue of Liberty appears at a distance across the harbor under a hazy sky.

Distant 1957 home-movie view of the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island, with harbor water and a small boat visible to the right. — A small boat passes near the distant Statue of Liberty view.

1957 8mm frame showing the Statue of Liberty across New York Harbor, with a channel marker in the foreground water. — A harbor marker stands in the water before the distant monument.

Distant 1957 8mm view of the Statue of Liberty and island shoreline, with muted color, grain, and harbor water in front. — The home-movie view holds on Liberty Island from across the water.

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