New York City-1964: Statue of Liberty and Ocean Liner

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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 and Ocean Liner — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the Statue of Liberty against a purple-hued sky, its iconic torch and crown clearly visible. The footage transitions to a large white ocean liner sailing on calm waters, its multiple decks and twin smokestacks evident. The grainy, color-bleached aesthetic and dark film borders are characteristic of amateur Super 8 footage from the mid-1960s, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia and Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
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: 125499910

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s New York Harbor home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about tourism, immigration symbolism, harbor travel, or mid-century visits to the Statue of Liberty.
Period detail: The 1964 metadata and visible 8mm color stock, dark frame borders, ocean liner profile, and Statue of Liberty views place the clip in a mid-1960s visitor-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The footage reflects a visitor-shot landmark perspective, alternating between steady sightseeing views of the statue and a passing white ship on the harbor.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, torch and crown details, a large white ocean liner, twin funnels, open water, hazy sky, film borders, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has a purple-blue color cast, visible grain, soft focus, exposure fluctuation, and dark gate edges typical of scanned amateur 8mm travel film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, harbor transition, landmark cutaway, or reflective memory beat in a New York or immigration-themed sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a tourist-era view of New York Harbor landmarks and ship traffic without visible crowds, signage, or identifiable people in the sampled frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible in the sampled frames, but users should still review copyright, location depiction, and vessel identification needs for their project.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm New York City home movie, Statue of Liberty harbor footage, vintage ocean liner in New York Harbor, and mid-century travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1964 New York City harbor or Statue of Liberty material, then with broader vintage travel and ocean-liner themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York City 8mm frame showing the Statue of Liberty from a visitor viewpoint, with the torch and upper figure silhouetted against a purple-blue sky. — Statue of Liberty framed from below in a grainy harbor-view home movie shot.

1964 New York City harbor frame showing a large white ocean liner with twin funnels crossing the water in soft, grainy 8mm color. — White ocean liner crossing New York Harbor in a distant home-movie view.

1964 New York City harbor 8mm frame with a large white ship moving across open water, seen from a distant visitor perspective. — Distant white ship on open harbor water under a faded blue-purple sky.

1964 New York City 8mm frame showing the Statue of Liberty crown, torch arm, and flame detail from a low visitor angle. — Low-angle detail of the Statue of Liberty crown and raised torch.

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