Cape Cod Massachusetts-1956: Town Of Provincetown Seal On Historic Building With Green Door

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationCape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Cape Cod Massachusetts

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Town Of Provincetown Seal On Historic Building With... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of a historic building in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The clip focuses on a circular town seal for the Town of Provincetown, mounted on a white facade above a decorative balcony. The seal commemorates the 1727 incorporation and the 1620 landing of the Pilgrims. Below, a green double door and a classic lantern-style light fixture are visible. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse of Cape Cod's historic architecture.

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: 125304157

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1039 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: jones beach,hyde park,cape cod
Reel-level year note: 1956
Reel-level location note: hyde park, cape cod
Date: 1956 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: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 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: Useful for 1950s New England travel, Cape Cod history, municipal architecture, or Provincetown establishing-detail requests in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage shows a mid-century visitor view of an older white facade, arched windows, balcony rail, lantern, green double door, and Town of Provincetown seal.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a tourist or family traveler pausing on a civic architectural detail rather than staging a formal building record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the circular town seal, white balcony balusters, tall arched windows, a hanging lantern, weathered trim, and a green double door.
Film character: Soft 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, gate edges, and slight handheld drift give the shot a period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief Cape Cod insert, historic-town cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat between broader street or shoreline scenes.
Historical context: The visible seal references Provincetown incorporation and Pilgrim landing history, while the framing emphasizes how local heritage was presented on a public-facing facade.
Research note: No people are visible, but the municipal seal and identifiable building detail may need review for trademark, copyright, property, or location-use concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1956 Cape Cod 8mm footage, Provincetown town seal, historic building green door, New England travel home movie, and municipal facade cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Cape Cod or Provincetown footage, then broader New England historic architecture material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Cape Cod home-movie frame showing the Town of Provincetown seal mounted on a white facade above a balcony. — Town seal displayed above a balcony on a historic Provincetown facade.

Close 8mm view of the Provincetown town seal centered on a white balcony facade in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. — Circular Provincetown seal seen against balcony rail and upper windows.

1956 Cape Cod frame showing a hanging lantern and weathered white trim above a green double door. — Lantern and green entrance door below the historic facade.

Visitor-shot 8mm frame of a green double door beneath the Provincetown seal and white balcony in Cape Cod. — Green double door and balcony detail beneath the Provincetown seal.

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