New York City-1964: Man on Boat Tour Views Pfizer Building

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

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Man on Boat Tour Views Pfizer Building — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a man on a boat tour in New York City. The clip opens with a view across the water to a large Pfizer building on the shoreline, its logo clearly visible against the industrial backdrop. The footage then shifts to show a man in a light-colored shirt and glasses, seen in profile, gazing out at the city skyline. Other passengers are briefly visible, including a woman, as the boat moves along the water. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and a nostalgic, candid quality, offering a glimpse into mid-century urban life and leisure.

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: 125499808

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: 1960s New York City harbor-tour footage for documentary inserts about urban waterfronts, sightseeing, or mid-century leisure travel.
Period detail: The Pfizer shoreline sign, hazy waterfront buildings, and passengers in short-sleeved shirts support a mid-1960s New York City setting from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from a branded waterfront view to a man quietly looking out from the tour boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include water, shoreline buildings, a large Pfizer sign, boat windows, a man in glasses, another passenger, bright haze, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, faded magenta-blue color, gate edges, and handheld exposure shifts that read as home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat linking New York waterfront industry with sightseeing from the water.
Historical context: The footage places leisure passengers against an industrial waterfront view, showing how a casual boat tour framed the city skyline and shoreline signage.
Research note: Faces and a prominent Pfizer logo are visible, so likeness, trademark, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1964 New York City boat tour, 8mm harbor footage, Pfizer sign waterfront, and vintage home movie passengers on boat.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 New York City waterfront footage, then broader 1960s sightseeing or boat-tour material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York City waterfront view from a boat, with a large Pfizer sign visible among shoreline buildings. — Pfizer sign and shoreline buildings seen from the water.

New York City harbor-tour view with the Pfizer sign and waterfront buildings visible through grainy 8mm film. — Waterfront signage and buildings pass in the distance.

A man in a light shirt stands inside a New York City tour boat, looking out through windows toward the bright waterfront. — Passenger looks out from inside the tour boat.

Man in glasses stands by the boat windows.

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