New York City-1960: The Statue Of Liberty In Front 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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The Statue Of Liberty In Front View — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures the Statue of Liberty in New York City. The camera tilts upward from the stone pedestal to reveal the full iconic figure against a cloudy sky. The footage shows the statue's green patina, detailed stonework, and crown, with visible film grain and slight color fading characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival clip offers a nostalgic, authentic glimpse of a classic American landmark.

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: 127723800

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: Useful for documentary, museum, educational, or editorial projects needing early-1960s 8mm home-movie coverage of the Statue of Liberty as a recognizable New York City landmark.
Period detail: The visible color film stock, handheld framing, slight fading, and visitor viewpoint support the supplied 1960 home-movie context without showing additional datable street or crowd details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot landmark perspective, with the camera tilting from the stone pedestal toward the statue rather than presenting a formal newsreel composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, its stone pedestal, crown spikes, raised torch arm, tablet, cloudy sky, soft focus, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm texture through visible grain, mild color fading, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and slight softness from the original physical film scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, patriotic cutaway, New York transition, or memory beat within a larger travel or American landmark sequence.
Historical context: The imagery shows mid-century visitor-made attention to a nationally recognized public monument, but the frames do not show crowds, ceremonies, or surrounding harbor activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, though landmark depiction, copyright, and any property or agency permissions should be evaluated separately for the intended use.
Research search match: Researcher searches such as 1960 8mm Statue of Liberty, New York City home movie landmark, vintage Liberty Island footage, and cloudy sky pedestal tilt would likely match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1960 New York City or Liberty Island material, and then broader vintage American landmark or travel-home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 8mm home-movie frame from New York City showing the Statue of Liberty pedestal and lower portion of the statue against a cloudy sky. — Pedestal detail beneath the Statue of Liberty.

1960 New York City home-movie frame showing the upper stone pedestal and lower section of the Statue of Liberty during an upward tilt. — The camera rises from the pedestal toward the statue.

1960 8mm frame of the Statue of Liberty in New York City, with the robed figure partly framed above the pedestal against a muted cloudy sky. — The statue emerges above the pedestal.

1960 New York City 8mm home-movie frame showing the Statue of Liberty from pedestal to crown, with the raised torch arm and tablet visible against a cloudy sky. — Fuller view of the Statue of Liberty.

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