New York-1971: A Ferry Docked At A Pier With An American Flag

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 New York

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A Ferry Docked At A Pier With An American Flag — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1971: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a bustling waterfront scene. A ferry with an American flag is docked at a pier, surrounded by industrial structures and a loading ramp. In the distance, a small boat navigates the water near a tree-lined shore. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, muted colors, and a slightly overcast sky, evoking a nostalgic, mid-20th century New York atmosphere. The camera remains mostly static, offering a candid glimpse of maritime life.

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: 125773344

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: 1971 New York waterfront home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about ferries, piers, harbor transit, or everyday maritime infrastructure.
Period detail: Visible period clues include an older ferry design, dock railings, loading structures, muted 8mm color, and an American flag, with New York and 1971 supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor-like waterfront vantage, observing the docked ferry and pier activity without staging or directed action.
What appears in frame: The frames show a ferry at a pier, an American flag, metal loading gantry, railings, waterfront structures, distant shoreline, and a small boat on the water.
Film character: The clip has the texture of scanned 8mm film, with soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, muted color, and contact-sheet frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or establishing memory beat for New York harbor travel, ferry service, or 1970s waterfront atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for ferry-based waterfront movement and pier infrastructure in early 1970s New York without documenting a specific event.
Research note: People and vessel markings appear visible, so copyright, trademark, likeness, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately before final use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1971 New York ferry dock, 8mm waterfront pier, vintage harbor ferry footage, and home movie maritime scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 New York waterfront material, then broader 1970s ferry, harbor, and pier footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 New York home-movie frame showing water, distant shoreline, and a small boat, partly obscured by dark film-frame borders. — A distant small boat moves near the shoreline before the view settles on the ferry pier.

1971 New York waterfront frame with a docked ferry, American flag, metal loading structure, pier railings, and distant shoreline. — A ferry sits at the pier beside loading equipment and railings, with an American flag visible above the deck.

1971 New York home-movie frame showing a ferry at a waterfront pier, metal loading framework, railings, and a distant person standing near the dock. — The ferry and pier structure fill the frame, with a small figure visible near the railings.

1971 New York frame showing the docked ferry, American flag, metal pier structure, railings, and soft overcast waterfront light. — The shot holds on the ferry docked beside the pier infrastructure under a pale sky.

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