New York City-1960: Statue Of Liberty From Water View

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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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Statue Of Liberty From Water View — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures the Statue of Liberty from a distance across the water, likely from a boat. The iconic monument stands silhouetted against a cloudy, overcast sky, with gentle waves rippling in the foreground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and dark frame borders, conveying a nostalgic, documentary-style view of New York City. The scene evokes a quiet, reflective mood, with the statue appearing calm and enduring amidst the vast expanse of water.

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: 127723690

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: 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 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: Supports 1960s New York City archival requests needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of the Statue of Liberty from the water for documentary or educational use.
Period detail: The distant boat-view framing, muted color, and physical 8mm scan borders support the supplied 1960 home-movie context without adding further dated claims.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged visitor perspective, observing the monument from a moving or drifting water vantage rather than a formal scenic setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include New York Harbor water, the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island shoreline, cloudy sky, distant trees, dark frame borders, and film grain.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, muted blue-gray color, uneven exposure, and dark contact-print borders.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet establishing insert, reflective transition, travel-memory cutaway, or archival punctuation for New York Harbor material.
Historical context: The frames show the Statue of Liberty as a distant harbor landmark, placing the viewer offshore and emphasizing public monument, water, and sky.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any monument or location-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960 8mm Statue of Liberty from boat, New York Harbor home movie, Liberty Island water view, and vintage NYC landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel New York travel scenes, then with 1960 New York City harbor footage, then with broader Statue of Liberty or visitor-tour material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 8mm New York Harbor view with water, low shoreline, cloudy sky, and the Statue of Liberty not yet centered in frame. — Water and distant shoreline precede the Statue of Liberty view.

1960 8mm view of the Statue of Liberty from across New York Harbor, with rippling water and cloudy sky in the foreground and background. — The Statue of Liberty appears in silhouette across the harbor.

1960 8mm New York City harbor frame showing the Statue of Liberty left of center, seen from the water with shoreline and overcast sky. — A closer water-facing view places the statue left of center.

1960 8mm harbor view of the Statue of Liberty centered against a cloudy sky, with rippling water and Liberty Island shoreline visible. — The statue is centered across rippling harbor water.

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