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New York City-1960: Calm And Deep Blue Sea in NYC

  • Year1960
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationNew York City, New York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1960 New York City
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Calm And Deep Blue Sea in NYC — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a distant view of the New York City skyline across calm, deep blue waters. The grainy, slightly faded footage shows a hazy sky with scattered clouds, and the city's iconic skyscrapers appear in soft focus on the horizon. Small boats dot the water, and the film's natural wear, including slight scratches and dust, adds to its authentic archival quality. This nostalgic clip evokes mid-century Americana and offers a serene, historical glimpse of NYC from a waterfront perspective.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127723857

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
New York City, New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • water
  • lake
  • houses
  • trees
  • grass
  • calm
  • deep
  • blue
  • sea
  • nyc
  • nature
  • new york city
  • 1960
  • 1960s New York City footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1960s home movie
  • NYC skyline view
  • archival 8mm footage
  • classic American city
  • waterfront view 1960
  • retro film footage
  • historical New York
  • 1960s nostalgia
  • vintage cityscape
  • 8mm home movie
  • old film footage
  • documentary footage
  • vintage 1960s
  • New York harbor
  • 1960s Americana
  • grainy film
  • old footage
  • vintage archival

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1960s editorial requests needing a quiet New York City waterfront skyline view from real 8mm home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Distant New York City skyline across blue water with small boats and hazy clouds.

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