New York City-1960: Woman Laughs and Shakes Hands Playfully Near Ferry Dock

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 New York City

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Woman Laughs and Shakes Hands Playfully Near Ferry Dock — Clip Details

A woman in a white collared shirt laughs joyfully in a dimly lit interior, her dark hair styled in a 1960s bob. She playfully shakes hands with someone off-camera, her expression full of warmth and amusement. The scene transitions to a vintage ferry at a New York City dock, its white hull marked with 'Liberty Ferry' and 'Line' against a cloudy sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures authentic 1960s home movie charm with natural grain and color fading, evoking a nostalgic, candid moment of urban 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127723485

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 1615 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: november 23-26
Reel-level year note: 1960
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1960 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: 1960 New York City home-movie footage suited to documentary or education edits needing candid social behavior and ferry-dock urban atmosphere.
Period detail: The collared shirts, soft 8mm color, and ferry signage may show early-1960s visitor or family footage near a New York City waterfront dock.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of laughter and playful handshaking before shifting to a visitor-shot view of a ferry by the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults indoors, a raised hand, a doorway, ferry hull lettering, dock railings, cloudy sky, and waterfront silhouettes.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and color fading that reflect its original home-movie source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a warm memory beat, a social insert, or a transition from private interior activity to New York waterfront travel.
Historical context: The footage places informal interpersonal behavior alongside ferry-dock views, suggesting everyday urban movement without proving a specific occasion.
Research note: Faces and ferry markings are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1960 New York City home movie, 8mm ferry dock footage, woman laughing handshake, and vintage waterfront travel scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1960 New York City waterfront footage, then with home movies of ferries or playful social moments.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1960 New York City home-movie footage, a woman in a white collared shirt laughs in a dim interior near a doorway. — A woman laughs warmly inside a dim room near a doorway.

A smiling woman in a white collared shirt raises her hand in a dim interior, with another person partly visible beside her. — The woman smiles broadly and raises her hand toward the camera.

A white ferry marked with visible lettering sits at a New York City dock under a cloudy sky in soft 8mm footage. — A ferry is seen from shore beside railings and waterfront silhouettes.

The ferry side shows Liberty Ferry lettering near a dock, with water and a cloudy sky behind it in 8mm home-movie footage. — The ferry remains framed from shore with its side lettering visible.

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