New York-1959: View Of Steel Bridge Over Water On A Sunny Day

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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View Of Steel Bridge Over Water On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a distant view of a steel truss bridge spanning over calm water under a bright, hazy sky. The footage, marked by natural film grain, scratches, and dust, shows a wide, sun-drenched landscape with a shoreline in the foreground. A tree appears briefly on the left edge in one frame, adding depth to the scene. The overall mood is nostalgic and serene, evoking mid-century Americana and the quiet beauty of industrial infrastructure. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125574090

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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, 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: This 1959 New York 8mm clip supports requests for mid-century bridge, waterfront, and infrastructure cutaways in documentary or editorial timelines.
Period detail: The distant steel truss bridge and 8mm color home-movie texture may show a late-1950s visitor view of New York waterfront infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a quiet, distant view from shore, reflecting an unstaged traveler or family-film interest in the bridge and open water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a steel truss bridge, calm water, pale shoreline, hazy sky, dark film borders, dust marks, and a brief leafy tree edge.
Film character: Soft focus, faded color, gate borders, dust, scratches, and slight exposure haze give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short establishing insert, reflective transition, infrastructure cutaway, or memory beat within a New York or 1950s sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers a modest view of mid-century waterfront travel or sightseeing, without enough detail to identify the exact bridge from frames alone.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or apparent private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, location identification, and project-specific rights needs.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 New York 8mm bridge footage, vintage steel truss bridge over water, and hazy waterfront home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 New York waterfront views, then broader bridge, water, and infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York 8mm frame showing a distant steel bridge across calm water under a pale, hazy sky. — A distant bridge spans the water in a soft, hazy shoreline view.

1959 New York home-movie frame with a faint steel bridge line beyond water and visible 8mm wear. — The bridge remains faint in the distance through haze and film texture.

1959 New York 8mm frame showing a wide, washed-out waterfront with a low distant bridge shape. — A low bridge line is visible across the water in a bright, washed-out frame.

1959 New York 8mm frame with a steel truss bridge across water and a leafy tree along the left foreground. — A tree edge briefly frames the distant steel truss bridge over the water.

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