New York USA-1939: Hotel Fort des Morts and Classic Car Parade

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 New York

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Hotel Fort des Morts and Classic Car Parade — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1939: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a bustling city street scene from the late 1930s. The footage opens on the ornate facade of the Hotel Fort des Morts, its stone architecture and a 'Welcome' sign visible under a decorative banner. The camera then shifts to a classic 1930s automobile, its windows reflecting the crowd as people inside and outside watch the event. The grainy black-and-white image, with soft focus and natural lighting, evokes a sense of historical nostalgia and everyday life in New York during the era.

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: 124762779

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: Yes
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 1676 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: jane
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: new york,washington
Date: 1939 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, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s New York street-life requests needing brief home-movie views of a hotel frontage, spectators, cameras, and a classic car during a public parade or arrival scene.
Period detail: The clip shows late-1930s visual clues including formal coats and hats, a large rounded automobile, stone hotel architecture, and signage reading Hotel Fort des Morts or similar.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot perspective as people crowd the curb, watch the street, and photograph the moment while the camera catches partial, handheld views.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a hotel sign, welcome placard, decorative building facade, spectators in coats and hats, a classic car, reflective windows, and a street crowd.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing give the clip a direct physical-film archive feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for urban 1930s travel, public gathering, hotel arrival, or parade coverage.
Historical context: The footage shows a public city sidewalk scene where spectators and photographers gather around a hotel entrance and passing automobile, suggesting event activity without naming the event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and hotel signage or branding appears, so copyright, likeness, trademark, and location identification should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 New York 8mm street footage, 1930s hotel exterior, classic car parade crowd, home movie spectators, and vintage urban arrival scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 New York street scenes, then thematically related hotel, parade, crowd, and classic car footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 New York street view of a hotel frontage with a visible sign, welcome placard, decorative facade, and a photographer near the entrance. — Hotel entrance area with signage, welcome placard, and a camera-bearing spectator above the crowd line.

1939 New York hotel exterior with sign lettering, a welcome placard, decorative bunting, and a spectator taking a photograph. — Hotel frontage and welcome sign seen above spectators during a crowded street moment.

1939 New York street scene with a rounded classic automobile in the foreground and spectators gathered along the sidewalk. — A classic car moves past a crowded sidewalk lined with formally dressed spectators.

1939 New York view of a classic car side, with occupants and reflected spectators visible through the windows. — Passengers and crowd reflections appear in the windows of a classic automobile.

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