New York-1947: A Line of Sailors in Uniform Standing at Attention

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

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A Line of Sailors in Uniform Standing at Attention — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1947: A line of sailors in dark navy uniforms with gold buttons and caps stand at attention outdoors. Men and women in matching service attire are arranged in formation, suggesting a formal military or training event. The 8mm film shows natural color and slight grain, capturing a moment of discipline and order in post-war America. The group stands before a plain institutional building under a clear sky, with the camera panning slowly to reveal the full line of personnel.

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: 124758534

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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s New York documentary edits needing postwar U.S. naval or service personnel in formal outdoor formation.
Period detail: Dark double-breasted uniforms, peaked caps, gold sleeve braid, and women in matching service attire support a late-1940s military setting.
Home-movie behavior: The short pan has a visitor-shot feel, observing the line from close range rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed men and women, peaked caps, gold buttons, sleeve braid, a pale institutional building, windows, clear sky, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm color scan shows soft focus, warm exposure, visible grain, and slight handheld drift that give the clip physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for military service, postwar civic order, or formal training sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows men and women in service dress standing at attention, reflecting a formal public or institutional military setting without identifying the event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and military-context review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 New York 8mm sailors at attention, women in naval uniforms, postwar service formation, and vintage military home movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1947 New York material, then related military formation or uniformed service footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 New York footage, uniformed sailors and women in service attire stand at attention outdoors beside a plain institutional building. — Uniformed service personnel stand in a formal outdoor line.

The camera view shifts along a line of sailors and servicewomen in dark uniforms standing at attention in New York, 1947. — A slow pan reveals more uniformed personnel in formation.

A tall uniformed officer stands among sailors and servicewomen in a formal outdoor formation, with windows visible behind them. — Uniformed personnel remain at attention as the camera pans.

The final frame shows the formation continuing along the building, with dark service uniforms, caps, and gold trim visible. — The formation extends along the exterior wall of the building.

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