Long Island New York-1948: Mobilgas Dock

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

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Mobilgas Dock — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched day at a Long Island, New York marina. The footage, viewed through a boat's frame, shows docked sailboats, white pilings with red tops, and a prominent Mobilgas station with signage for Mobiloil Marine and Mobilfuel Diesel. A man in a light-colored shirt and hat operates a small vehicle on the dock. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke classic Americana nostalgia, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century coastal life and commercial branding.

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: 124862292

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s Long Island marina footage for productions needing a brief coastal fuel dock, boating, or mid-century leisure insert.
Period detail: The Mobilgas, Mobiloil Marine, and Mobilfuel Diesel signage, dock pilings, small boats, and 8mm color stock support a late-1940s marina setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera looks from a boat or through boat framing toward an active dock, giving the clip an unstaged visitor perspective on marina life.
What appears in frame: Visible details include sailboat rigging, white pilings with red caps, dock planks, Mobilgas signage, fuel-service buildings, moored boats, and a man on a small dock vehicle.
Film character: The scan has soft 8mm grain, slight color fading, heavy frame borders, and handheld composition that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a quick cutaway, transition, or memory beat for boating, Long Island waterfronts, service docks, or mid-century commercial signage.
Historical context: The scene shows a marina organized around boat fueling and service, with recreational vessels and branded petroleum signage visible from the dock area.
Research note: Visible Mobil branding and a person on the dock require rights review for trademark, copyright, likeness, and contextual use; clearance is not guaranteed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1940s Long Island marina, 8mm Mobilgas dock, vintage boat fuel station, mid-century boating home movie, and Long Island waterfront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Long Island or 1948 boating footage, then broader mid-century marina and fuel dock material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Long Island marina view through boat framing, with docked boats, rigging, pilings, and waterfront buildings in soft 8mm color. — Boats and pilings seen from a framed vantage point at the marina.

Long Island fuel dock with Mobilgas and marine fuel signage, red-topped pilings, boats, and marina structures visible. — Mobilgas signage and fuel dock structures beside moored boats.

1948 Long Island dock scene with Mobilgas, Mobiloil Marine, and Mobilfuel Diesel signs, plus a man operating a small vehicle near the pilings. — A man operates a small vehicle near Mobilgas marine fuel signage.

Long Island marina dock with red-topped pilings leading past a Mobilgas fuel building, with boats and waterfront structures beyond. — The dock walkway runs past the Mobilgas fuel building toward the marina.

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