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New York-1947: American Flag in Wind

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1947
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1947 New York

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American Flag in Wind — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures the American flag fluttering in the wind against a deep blue twilight sky. The footage is framed through circular viewfinders, creating a voyeuristic perspective of a large white building with dormer windows and bare trees in the background. The flag waves steadily on a flagpole, its red, white, and blue colors vivid despite the film's age and grain. The scene evokes a sense of quiet patriotism and mid-century Americana, with natural lighting and authentic film texture preserved from the original Super 8 home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124757712

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • 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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1947 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, 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

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

  • flag
  • america
  • usa
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  • American flag waving
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  • 8mm film grain
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  • 1940s nostalgia
  • classic American symbols
  • home movie archive
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  • 1940s film
  • American flag in wind
  • 8mm footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s New York documentary edits needing a brief patriotic exterior cutaway or American flag insert from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail
The 1947 metadata and 8mm color footage support a late-1940s reading, while the visible clues are an American flag, bare trees, and a large light-colored building in the distance.
Home-movie behavior
The framing feels like a visitor-shot observation from behind or through a circular viewing surface, with the flag held in a steady, informal home-movie composition.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include an American flag on a flagpole, deep blue sky, bare trees, a distant light-colored building with dormers, dark frame edges, and circular foreground openings.
Film character
The clip carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, dark gate edges, and color that remains vivid within a twilight blue cast.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, patriotic cutaway, transition beat, or quiet memory image within a mid-century New York sequence.
Historical context
The footage shows national symbolism in an everyday outdoor setting, emphasizing a flag in wind rather than a documented public ceremony or identifiable event.
Research note
No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright status, location identification, and any property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match
Relevant searches include 1947 New York 8mm American flag, vintage home movie flag in wind, 1940s USA symbol footage, and patriotic exterior cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then with 1947 New York exteriors, then with other American flag or mid-century civic-symbol footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 New York 8mm frame showing an American flag waving before bare trees and a distant light-colored building, partly obscured by circular foreground shapes.
American flag framed through circular openings, with trees and a distant building in the background.
1947 New York 8mm frame of an American flag fluttering on a flagpole, with bare trees and a light-colored building visible beyond the lawn.
Flag waving against a blue sky with trees and a distant building behind it.
1947 New York 8mm frame showing the American flag in wind, a distant building with dormer-like roof details, bare trees, and dark film edges.
American flag and flagpole before bare trees and a light-colored building.
1947 New York 8mm frame with an American flag waving steadily, bare trees across the background, and a distant light-colored building below a blue sky.
American flag fluttering above trees with a distant building partly visible.

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