New York City-1960: A Vertical Shot Of The Empire State Building Against A Blue Sky

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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 Vertical Shot Of The Empire State Building Against A... — Clip Details

A low-angle, upward-tilting shot of the Empire State Building in New York City, captured on 8mm film in 1960. The iconic Art Deco skyscraper dominates the frame against a clear blue sky, its detailed facade and spire rendered in the warm, grainy aesthetic of vintage home movie footage. The camera slowly pans upward, emphasizing the building's immense height and architectural grandeur. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century New York, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 127724137

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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 1960s New York City establishing inserts, landmark cutaways, and documentary sequences needing vertical home-movie views of the Empire State Building.
Period detail: The frames show the Empire State Building's Art Deco upper facade and spire against blue sky, with 1960 date and New York City location supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The low-angle handheld framing reads as a visitor-shot landmark view, emphasizing height through an upward-looking composition rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the skyscraper facade, upper setbacks, spire, blue sky, dark film frame edges, and slight contact-sheet exposure variation.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, soft focus, mild handheld instability, and saturated blue sky that give the shot physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief New York landmark insert, city transition, architectural cutaway, or memory beat within a mid-century sequence.
Historical context: The footage places a well-known New York skyscraper within a casual 1960 home-movie viewpoint, showing tourism or street-level looking rather than formal documentation.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright status and any location or property-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Research matches include 1960 8mm Empire State Building, New York City home movie skyscraper, vintage Manhattan landmark footage, and upward shot of Art Deco tower.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1960 New York City clips, then broader mid-century urban landmark or skyscraper home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 New York City home-movie frame showing the Empire State Building from below, with its facade and upper tower against blue sky. — The Empire State Building is filmed from a steep low angle, with the facade climbing out of the frame.

1960 New York City frame focusing on the Empire State Building's upper tower and spire, bordered by dark 8mm film edges. — The camera centers higher on the tower, showing the spire and vertical window pattern against the sky.

1960 New York City home-movie frame with the Empire State Building tower seen from below, slightly darker and framed by film edges. — A darker frame holds the upper tower and spire in a steep upward composition.

1960 New York City frame showing the Empire State Building facade, setbacks, and spire from a visitor-like low angle. — The building fills the frame, with its lower facade, setbacks, and spire visible against blue sky.

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