New York City-1964: Barge Floating On River With Empire State Building In Background

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Barge Floating On River With Empire State Building In... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a hazy, purple-tinted view of New York City. A barge floats along the river with the Empire State Building and other iconic skyscrapers visible in the background. The footage features the characteristic grain and color shift of Super 8 film, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century urban life. The camera remains steady, focusing on the cityscape and waterway, with the Brooklyn Bridge appearing in later frames. This archival clip evokes a sense of history and Americana, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 125499787

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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 1070 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1964-1965
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1964 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

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 1960s New York City documentary sequences needing an exterior river view with recognizable Manhattan skyline and bridge landmarks.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century Manhattan towers and a suspension bridge, with the 1964 date supported by clip metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The viewpoint feels visitor-shot from across or along the water, holding on the skyline as a barge and bridge pass through the composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include river water, a low barge or pier structure, hazy Manhattan skyscrapers, the Empire State Building, a suspension bridge, bridge cables, and film frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, purple color shift, slight haze, and steady framing that gives the city view a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, transition, skyline cutaway, or memory beat within a New York travel, urban history, or waterfront sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a public waterfront view of New York City in the 1960s, emphasizing skyline, river traffic, and bridge infrastructure rather than street-level activity.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are apparent, but landmark, copyright, property, and location use should still be reviewed for the intended production context.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1964 New York City 8mm skyline, Manhattan river barge home movie, Empire State Building from water, and Brooklyn Bridge skyline footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1964 New York City views, and then with broader 1960s urban waterfront or landmark travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York City home-movie frame showing river water, a low barge or pier structure, and a hazy Manhattan skyline. — A low barge or pier structure sits on the river before a soft, purple-tinted city skyline.

1964 New York City frame with a suspension bridge, the Empire State Building, and other Manhattan towers seen through haze. — A suspension bridge crosses the frame with Manhattan skyscrapers rising behind it.

1964 New York City home-movie view of the Manhattan skyline and a suspension bridge across the river. — The bridge deck and cables run across a hazy skyline view of Manhattan.

1964 New York City frame showing a suspension bridge over the river with Manhattan skyscrapers beyond it. — A steady home-movie frame holds the bridge and Manhattan skyline across the river.

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