Long Island New York-1948: A Beach Scene On A Blue Sky And Sunny Day

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

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A Beach Scene On A Blue Sky And Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a quiet beach scene on Long Island, New York. The footage shows a sandy shore with gentle waves rolling onto the beach under a soft blue sky. The view is framed by dark borders, suggesting it was filmed through a window or from a shaded vantage point. A lone figure appears briefly on the sand, adding a sense of scale and solitude. The image has a distinct blue color cast and grainy texture typical of 8mm film from the era. The final frame shifts to a dark house with a sloped roof, indicating a transition from the beach to a nearby structure. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century coastal 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: 124862515

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 documentary or museum edits needing Long Island coastal home-movie atmosphere, beach cutaways, or mid-century vacation texture.
Period detail: The scene may show a 1948 beach view with sparse shoreline activity, distant surf, and a nearby dark-roofed structure, with few visible era-specific details.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a shaded or window-framed vantage point, giving the beach an informal observer's view rather than a staged travel scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include sandy beach, low waves, blue sky, dark vertical window-like borders, a small distant figure, and a dark sloped-roof building.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries blue color cast, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and brief compositional drift consistent with physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet coastal insert, transition from beach to house, or reflective memory beat within a 1940s Long Island sequence.
Historical context: The footage offers a restrained view of mid-century shoreline leisure, showing beach space and nearby architecture without clear public event context.
Research note: A distant person and possible private structure are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from copyright research.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1948 Long Island beach 8mm home movie, 1940s New York shoreline footage, or vintage coastal vacation cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 Long Island material, then broader 1940s beach and home-movie recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Long Island beach view with pale sand, low waves, blue sky, and dark window-like framing at the edges. — Beach and surf seen from a shaded or framed vantage point.

Wide 1948 Long Island shoreline view with sand, soft surf, blue sky, and heavy dark borders from the filming position. — Open beach and ocean under a blue sky.

Long Island beach scene with a small distant person on the sand, low surf, blue sky, and dark framing along the left edge. — A distant figure stands or moves near the beach and surf.

Dark sloped-roof building near the Long Island shoreline, with sand, surf, blue sky, and dark film-frame borders visible. — A nearby roofline appears against the beach and ocean beyond.

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