New York City-1956: Soldier Walking And Waving In Park

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 New York City

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Soldier Walking And Waving In Park — Clip Details

A man in a military-style uniform walks across a grassy park area near a lake, smiling and waving at the camera. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1956, shows a young soldier in a light shirt and dark trousers, captured in a candid moment of joy. The grainy black-and-white image features natural lighting and a vintage aesthetic, with trees and a building in the background. A brief, overexposed frame suggests a film jump or camera adjustment. This archival home movie captures a nostalgic moment of everyday life in New York City during the mid-1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 124556705

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1956 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: New York City, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York City home-movie requests needing a brief park scene with a uniformed man acknowledging the camera.
Period detail: The light shirt, dark high-waisted trousers, open lawn, simple park structures and black-and-white 8mm texture support a mid-1950s home-movie setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged exchange as the man walks toward the camera, smiles and waves while the filmer tracks a casual outdoor moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed man, open grass or pale ground, trees, a lake or water edge, park fixtures, a small building and a brief seated figure with a cup.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, edge vignetting, exposure fluctuation and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short memory beat, character insert, transition within a park sequence or cutaway for mid-century everyday life.
Historical context: The scene shows a relaxed public outdoor setting where a uniformed young man interacts with a home-movie camera in postwar-era New York City.
Research note: People and a military-style uniform are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed separately from copyright assessment.
Research search match: Researcher searches may include 1956 New York City 8mm park footage, soldier waving home movie, uniformed man walking in park and midcentury family film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1956 New York City park material, then related home movies of soldiers, walking and waving.

Still Frames From This Clip

Grainy 1956 8mm frame from New York City showing a seated female figure holding a cup near a dark background. — A seated female figure holds a cup in a shadowed opening frame.

1956 New York City home-movie frame showing a uniformed man walking across a bright park area near trees and a building. — A uniformed man crosses the park grounds in a bright outdoor shot.

1956 New York City frame of a uniformed man facing the home-movie camera and waving in an open park area. — The man turns toward the camera and raises his hand in greeting.

1956 New York City 8mm frame showing a uniformed man standing in a park landscape with trees, a building and a shelter structure. — The man pauses in the park with buildings and trees in the background.

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