New York City-1964: Statue of Liberty Silhouetted Against Pink Sky

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

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Statue of Liberty Silhouetted Against Pink Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the Statue of Liberty silhouetted against a soft pink and lavender sky. The iconic monument stands tall on its pedestal, its torch raised high, with subtle camera movement revealing its full form. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color shifts, and a nostalgic, dreamlike quality characteristic of mid-century amateur film. This archival clip evokes Americana, patriotism, and 1960s nostalgia, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed 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: 125499900

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage of the Statue of Liberty for documentary inserts, city-history sequences, travel memory edits, or symbolic Americana cutaways.
Period detail: The soft color palette, grain, and 8mm framing support a mid-1960s amateur-film context, with the Statue of Liberty visible against a pink-lavender sky.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot landmark perspective, using simple handheld framing to dwell on the monument rather than stage an event or performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, raised torch, crown silhouette, pedestal, open sky, frame borders, soft exposure shifts, and film grain.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, slight color fading, soft focus, gate edges, and gentle exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a symbolic cutaway, short transition, memory beat, or establishing insert for New York, immigration, liberty, or 1960s travel material.
Historical context: The view reflects mid-century tourist filming of a nationally recognized public monument, without visible crowds, signage, ceremonies, or surrounding city detail.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any monument or location-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1964 8mm Statue of Liberty, New York City home movie landmark, pink sky monument silhouette, and 1960s Americana footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1964 New York City views, and then with broader 1960s landmark, travel, patriotism, or Americana imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm view of the Statue of Liberty seen in soft silhouette against a pink sky, with visible film gate edges. — The Statue of Liberty appears in distant silhouette beneath a pink sky.

1964 New York City home-movie frame showing the Statue of Liberty silhouetted, with torch and crown visible against pale pink sky. — The monument is framed closer, with its torch and crown visible in silhouette.

1964 8mm frame of the Statue of Liberty and pedestal in dark silhouette, held against a softly exposed pink sky. — A closer visitor-shot view centers the statue and upper pedestal.

1964 New York City 8mm view of the Statue of Liberty silhouetted on its pedestal beneath a lavender-pink sky. — The final frame holds the statue and pedestal in a darker silhouette.

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