Long Island New York-1948: Slow Scan Of A Town Built Next To A River

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

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Slow Scan Of A Town Built Next To A River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a slow scan of a quiet riverside town on Long Island, New York. The footage, viewed through a classic film frame, shows a cluster of modest buildings along a wooden pier, including a gas station and small shops, nestled against a backdrop of dense green trees. The water reflects the soft light of a calm day, and the gentle movement of the camera reveals the town's peaceful, nostalgic character. This authentic archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century American life, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Slow motion
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: 124862117

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s editorial projects needing an establishing view of a Long Island waterfront town from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show modest waterfront buildings, wooden piers, small boats, and utility structures that may show mid-century riverside development.
Home-movie behavior: The slow scan has a visitor-shot feel, observing the waterfront from across the water without staged action or composed coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tree-covered hillside, clustered buildings, dock pilings, small boats, shoreline structures, and bright waterfront facades.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, saturated blue-green color, gate edges, and slight handheld drift that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, geographic transition, waterfront cutaway, or memory beat within a Long Island or postwar town sequence.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for small-scale waterfront commerce and settlement, while avoiding identification of specific businesses or landmarks from the frames alone.
Research note: People and possible signage or brands are flagged for review; copyright, likeness, trademark, and location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s Long Island waterfront town, 8mm riverside village, vintage home movie pier, and New York shoreline buildings may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 Long Island footage, then broader waterfront town and small harbor material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 8mm view of a Long Island waterfront with clustered buildings, dock pilings, boats, and trees in the background. — A shoreline town is seen from across the water, with piers and buildings at the edge of a wooded slope.

1948 Long Island waterfront view showing buildings along a pier, small boats, and dense trees behind the shoreline. — The camera continues across a built-up shoreline with docks, boats, and bright building facades.

1948 8mm frame of a Long Island riverside town with a white shoreline building, boats, piers, and trees. — A white waterfront building and nearby boats appear as the scan moves along the town edge.

Long Island waterfront in 1948 with shoreline buildings, boats, pier pilings, and a wooded rise behind town. — The scan settles on more dock pilings and shoreline buildings at the edge of the wooded town.

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