New York City-1955: Showing Off An Old Picture Of An Even Older Castle From Long Ago

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 New York City

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Showing Off An Old Picture Of An Even Older Castle From... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1955, showing a framed watercolor painting of a historic European castle hanging on a muted green wall. The camera slowly pans across the artwork, revealing its gold frame and the detailed depiction of stone towers and a bridge. A floral-patterned curtain appears briefly, and the scene shifts to a dark wooden side table with a glass ashtray and a decorative dish. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and warm, slightly faded colors, capturing a nostalgic moment of domestic life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 125303488

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: 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 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1955 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: New York City, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm domestic interior footage useful for documentary cutaways about memory, collected art, home decor, or private life in New York City homes.
Period detail: The muted wall color, floral curtain, gold-framed print, dark side table, ashtray, and decorative dish may show mid-century domestic taste and display habits.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on framed artwork and nearby furnishings, giving an unstaged home-movie record of objects someone considered worth preserving on film.
What appears in frame: Visible details include framed castle artwork, green wall panels, floral curtains, a dark wood side table, glass ashtray, decorative dish, and upholstered seating.
Film character: The clip has warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, and a handheld pan that give the domestic interior an authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet insert, transitional memory beat, or domestic cutaway between broader scenes about homes, collections, or remembered places.
Historical context: The footage documents a private interior where framed European-style architectural art and tabletop objects are presented as part of everyday home surroundings.
Research note: No people or logos are visible, but the private interior and displayed artwork may require property and artwork-rights review separate from film copyright.
Research search match: Searches for 1950s 8mm home movie interior, framed castle picture, vintage New York City home decor, ashtray on side table, or domestic cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby footage from the same reel, then New York City 1955 interiors, then broader 1950s home decor, artwork, and domestic object studies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 New York City home-movie frame showing a gold-framed castle picture hanging on a muted green interior wall. — A framed architectural picture hangs on a green wall in a private interior.

A framed castle picture on a green wall, with a dark vertical opening or shadow at left in the 1955 interior footage. — The camera moves closer to the framed castle artwork on the wall.

A floral-patterned curtain appears next to the framed castle picture in this New York City home interior from 1955. — A floral curtain enters the frame beside the wall-hung castle picture.

The camera settles on a dark wooden side table with a glass ashtray, decorative dish, and nearby upholstered furniture. — A side table holds an ashtray and decorative dish in the private interior.

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