Long Island New York-1948: Barge With Pjyc Sign Moving On The Water

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationLong Island, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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Barge With Pjyc Sign Moving On The Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a barge moving along a waterway in Long Island, New York. The vessel features a prominent sign with the letters 'PJYC' illuminated in blue, likely indicating a local organization or club. The scene unfolds at dusk or night, with the dark water reflecting the barge's lights and surrounding trees creating a moody, atmospheric backdrop. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century maritime activity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 124862088

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: 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 1072 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: ny, boat
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: long island
Date: 1948 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: Long Island, 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 1940s Long Island maritime or waterfront inserts where an editor needs real home-movie footage of a lit barge or club-marked vessel on dark water.
Period detail: The 8mm color image, soft exposure, waterfront setting, and simple illuminated PJYC lettering support a late-1940s home-movie view of local boating culture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an observer’s brief shoreline view, holding on a passing vessel without staged action or visible participants.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low barge-like vessel, PJYC roof lettering, blue and white lights, dark water, tree-lined background, poles, and film frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries dense grain, blue color shift, soft focus, gate edges, and uneven exposure that read as authentic small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short waterfront cutaway, nighttime transition, maritime insert, or quiet memory beat within a Long Island or boating sequence.
Historical context: The scene may show a local yacht-club or waterfront-service vessel, but the letters PJYC should be treated as visible signage rather than a confirmed organization.
Research note: Human likeness issues appear minimal because no people are visible, while the PJYC signage should receive brand or organization identification review separate from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1948 Long Island 8mm barge footage, vintage yacht club sign on water, home movie waterfront vessel, and mid-century New York boating scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1948 Long Island waterfront material, then with other vintage boating, marina, or night-waterway footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Long Island 8mm frame showing a low vessel with PJYC lettering and lights beside dark water and trees. — A low waterfront vessel passes with PJYC letters visible above its lit side.

The PJYC-marked vessel remains centered against trees and dark water in this 1948 Long Island home-movie frame. — The illuminated vessel is seen broadside with PJYC signage above the roofline.

A grainy 8mm view shows the PJYC-lettered barge or vessel moving along a Long Island waterway in 1948. — The vessel’s lettering and lights stand out against the dim waterfront background.

The final 1948 Long Island frame shows the PJYC-lit vessel lower in view, with trees, water, and heavy 8mm grain. — The vessel drifts lower in the frame as the PJYC letters remain visible in the dark scene.

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