New York City-1960: The Camera Pans Across The Large Statue Of Liberty Ferry

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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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The Camera Pans Across The Large Statue Of Liberty Ferry — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures the Statue of Liberty Ferry at a New York City dock. The camera pans across the large white passenger vessel, showing its multi-level decks, American flag, and the 'Circle Line' and 'Statue of Liberty Ferry' lettering. Passengers are visible on the upper deck as the ferry rests near the shore under a cloudy sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and dark vignette borders, evoking a nostalgic mid-century Americana moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127723506

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: 1960s New York City home-movie footage for productions needing a brief dockside view of the Statue of Liberty Ferry and Circle Line harbor tourism.
Period detail: The white multi-deck ferry, painted signage, flags, and visitor-filled upper decks support a mid-century New York harbor setting from the supplied 1960 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld pan has a visitor-shot perspective, watching the ferry from shore rather than staging passengers or crew for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the ferry hull, upper passenger deck, Circle Line lettering, Statue of Liberty Ferry signage, flags, railings, dock edge, cloudy sky, and small human figures.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, blue-shifted color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and dark frame edges that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, harbor transition, travel cutaway, or memory beat establishing New York ferry tourism.
Historical context: The clip visually situates public ferry sightseeing in New York Harbor, with passengers gathered on open decks and the vessel moored near a busy waterfront edge.
Research note: People and vessel signage are visible, so copyright, trademark, likeness, and location review should be handled separately before publication or commercial use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960 New York City ferry 8mm, Statue of Liberty Ferry home movie, Circle Line harbor boat, and vintage New York dock footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1960 New York City harbor or Statue of Liberty material, then with broader mid-century ferry and sightseeing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 New York City 8mm frame showing a white Statue of Liberty Ferry from shore, with signage, flags, dock railings, and passengers visible. — The ferry is seen broadside at the dock with its signage partly readable.

1960 New York City frame of the Statue of Liberty Ferry at a harbor dock, with Circle Line markings, flags, and small passenger figures on deck. — The camera pan centers the ferry name and upper deck against a cloudy sky.

1960 New York City home-movie frame showing the ferry midsection, with Circle Line text, Statue of Liberty Ferry lettering, passengers, and flags. — The panning shot moves across the ferry midsection and passenger deck.

1960 New York City 8mm frame showing more of the Statue of Liberty Ferry side, upper-deck passengers, Circle Line markings, railings, and vignetted edges. — Passengers stand along the upper deck as the ferry fills the frame.

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