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New York-1948: Tropical Island Beach With Palm Trees And Dock

  • Year1948
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1948 New York
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Tropical Island Beach With Palm Trees And Dock — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a serene tropical island scene viewed from the water. Palm trees line a white sand beach with scattered lounge chairs, while a small dock floats in the foreground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and a distinct blue color cast, evoking a nostalgic, sun-drenched vacation atmosphere. Though labeled 'New York-1948,' the location is clearly a tropical paradise, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century leisure and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127560302

Rights & Clearance

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 2269 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label
wedding,decoration day,wj nolan jr
Reel-level year note
1948
Reel-level location note
geneva new york
Date
1948 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • island
  • beach
  • water
  • palm trees
  • sand
  • people
  • lovers
  • families
  • friends
  • exciting
  • fun
  • time
  • nature
  • new york
  • 1948
  • 1948 vintage film
  • tropical island beach
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage Super 8
  • tropical vacation
  • retro travel footage
  • 1940s leisure
  • archival footage
  • vintage travel
  • tropical paradise
  • 8mm film
  • nostalgic beach
  • classic film
  • vintage vacation
  • 1940s home movie
  • tropical scenery
  • vintage travel footage
  • 8mm footage
  • vintage island

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s travel or leisure edits needing a brief tropical shoreline view from archival home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Palm-lined beach seen across blue water with lounge chairs on the sand.

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