Long Island New York-1948: Large Boats Docked In A Row On River Shore Or Bay

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

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Large Boats Docked In A Row On River Shore Or Bay — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a serene harbor scene on Long Island, New York. Classic motorboats and sailboats are docked in a row along the shore, their forms silhouetted against a deep blue twilight sky. The grainy, blue-tinted footage evokes a nostalgic 1940s atmosphere, with a flag fluttering in the breeze and buildings visible in the background. The camera remains steady, offering a quiet, observational view of mid-century maritime life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124862384

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 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 harbor coverage, maritime cutaways, and documentary sequences needing quiet home-movie views of docked recreational boats.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1940s leisure boating through classic cabin cruisers, small sailboats, simple shoreline buildings, flagpoles, and dockside framing.
Home-movie behavior: The steady, observational view has the feel of a home-movie camera paused on a harbor scene rather than a staged or commercial maritime setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include moored motorboats, small sailboats, masts, flagpoles, shoreline buildings, dark dock edges, bay water, and a blue evening sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries blue cast, soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, location transition, maritime atmosphere cutaway, or memory beat in a mid-century Long Island sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents recreational waterfront activity and small-boat mooring culture without identifying a marina, town, vessel owner, or named landmark.
Research note: No people, readable brands, or logos are visible, but copyright, vessel ownership, and location/property context should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1948 Long Island harbor, 1940s 8mm boats, vintage home movie marina, docked cabin cruisers, and bay shoreline footage fit this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1948 Long Island waterfront material, then broader 1940s boating, marina, and coastal leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Long Island home-movie frame showing moored boats, sailboat masts, shoreline structures, and bay water under a blue sky. — Moored boats sit along a Long Island waterfront in blue-tinted 8mm footage.

A 1948 Long Island harbor view with a cabin boat in the foreground, sailboats nearby, masts, flags, and low buildings beyond the water. — Cabin boat and sailboats are docked near a low shoreline.

Blue-tinted 8mm frame of docked boats on Long Island, with a cabin cruiser, sailboat masts, flagpoles, and waterfront buildings visible. — Docked boats line the harbor with buildings and masts in the background.

A 1948 Long Island waterfront frame shows small docked boats, masts, a flagpole, bay water, and a shoreline building in soft 8mm focus. — Small boats rest near the shore below a waterfront building.

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