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Long Island New York-1948: View Of Lighthouse At Canal Entrance To Small Marina

  • Year1948
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationLong Island, New York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1948 New York
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View Of Lighthouse At Canal Entrance To Small Marina — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a hazy, sun-drenched view of a lighthouse at the entrance to a small marina on Long Island, New York. The footage, filmed from across the water, shows a white lighthouse standing atop a grassy hill surrounded by trees and residential buildings. The image is grainy and slightly out of focus, with visible film scratches and a soft blue-green color cast typical of mid-century home movies. The camera remains mostly steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a quiet coastal community during the postwar era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124861854

Rights & Clearance

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 1072 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label
ny, boat
Reel-level year note
1948
Reel-level location note
long island
Date
1948 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Long Island, New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • city
  • houses
  • building
  • river
  • trees
  • view
  • lighthouse
  • canal
  • entrance
  • small
  • marina
  • boats
  • dock
  • holidays
  • long island new york
  • 1948
  • 1948 Long Island New York
  • vintage 8mm film
  • lighthouse view
  • small marina
  • coastal scenery
  • 1940s home movie
  • archival footage
  • retro film
  • seaside town
  • old film grain
  • nostalgic view
  • water view
  • historic lighthouse
  • 8mm home movie
  • classic film
  • vintage footage
  • Long Island history
  • 1940s Americana
  • film scratches
  • old film look

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s coastal Long Island establishing footage, especially documentary or museum edits needing a brief waterfront lighthouse and marina reference.

Still Frames From This Clip

Distant lighthouse and shoreline buildings seen across calm water through dark 8mm frame edges.

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