New York-1948: Three People on Dock by Water

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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Three People on Dock by Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures three people enjoying a sunny day by the water in New York. A man in a white short-sleeve shirt and a camera around his neck smiles at the camera, while two women in white sweaters and headscarves share a joyful moment. The scene unfolds on a boat or dock with a blue water backdrop and distant shoreline buildings under a clear sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1940s Americana holiday memory.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127560995

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: 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 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 1940s New York 8mm clip supports archival requests for postwar leisure, waterfront outings, and candid family-holiday inserts.
Period detail: The white casual clothing, box camera, headscarves, and saturated 8mm color may show late-1940s vacation style and amateur film practice.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged smiles and shifting glances as three adults react to the camera during a sunny waterside outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adults in white clothing, patterned headscarves, a neck-hung camera, blue water, distant shoreline, railing, bright sun, and film borders.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, saturated blues, and handheld framing that reads as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, waterfront cutaway, family-holiday insert, or transition into mid-century leisure material.
Historical context: The footage offers social context for casual adult recreation by the water in New York, without identifying the people or exact site.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright status and any location permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1948 New York home movie, 8mm waterfront outing, adults in white by water, and 1940s vacation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 New York waterfront scenes, then broader 1940s leisure and holiday footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1948 New York 8mm footage, three adults in white clothing stand near a waterfront railing with distant shoreline behind them. — Three adults pause by the water during a sunny outing.

A man wearing a camera smiles toward the lens while two women in white stand beside him on a New York waterfront outing. — A man with a camera smiles as the group turns near the railing.

The group shifts position in this 1948 New York home-movie frame, with blue water, shoreline buildings, and bright sunlight visible. — The group turns slightly as the camera records the waterfront scene.

Three adults on a New York waterfront smile and look around in a brief 1948 8mm home-movie moment. — A cheerful waterside moment with three adults framed against blue water.

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