New York City-1960: A Short Video Of The View Below The Statue Of Liberty With

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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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A Short Video Of The View Below The Statue Of Liberty With — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures the Statue of Liberty from a low-angle view against a partly cloudy sky. The iconic green copper statue stands tall, its torch raised high, with visible film grain and soft color saturation characteristic of Super 8 footage. The camera remains steady, focusing on the monument's upper body and crown, evoking a sense of national pride and mid-century Americana. This archival clip offers authentic 1960s footage for documentaries, historical projects, and nostalgic content.

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: 127723813

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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage of the Statue of Liberty suited to documentary inserts about New York City, travel, monuments, immigration symbolism, or mid-century American tourism.
Period detail: The clip shows the Statue of Liberty filmed in soft color from a low visitor angle, with the 1960 metadata supported by the 8mm home-movie format and mid-century film texture.
Home-movie behavior: The footage carries a visitor-shot perspective, lingering upward on the monument as a tourist might frame its crown, torch, and tablet from below.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, raised torch, crown spikes, draped robe, tablet, partly cloudy sky, dark film borders, and soft 8mm color grain.
Film character: The scan shows modest grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, muted cyan-green statue tones, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, establishing insert, patriotic memory beat, or transition into a sequence about New York Harbor or American landmarks.
Historical context: The imagery places a famous public monument within mid-century home-movie travel culture without showing crowds, ceremonies, signage, or identifiable people.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status, source licensing, and any production-specific landmark use concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960 8mm Statue of Liberty, vintage New York City home movie, low-angle Liberty Island monument, and archival travel footage of American symbols.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1960 New York City or Liberty Island footage, and finally with broader landmark or Americana travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 8mm New York City footage showing the Statue of Liberty from below, with torch, crown, robe, and cloudy sky visible. — The Statue of Liberty is framed from below with its torch raised against a clouded sky.

The Statue of Liberty appears in a steady low-angle 1960 New York City home-movie frame, with the torch and crown clear against the sky. — A low visitor perspective centers the monument's crown, torch, and upper robe.

1960 8mm footage frames the Statue of Liberty from below, with the torch, crown, and tablet visible beneath a textured cloudy sky. — The camera holds on the statue from below, emphasizing the torch and crown.

The Statue of Liberty is shown in 1960 New York City home-movie footage from a low angle, with robe folds, torch, crown, and pedestal edge visible. — The final sampled frame includes the statue's upper body and a small edge of the base below.

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