New York City-1960: Old Footage Of Big Historical Building In The Center Of A

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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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Old Footage Of Big Historical Building In The Center Of A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of a grand historical building in New York City. The footage focuses on ornate architectural details, including a prominent sculptural figure atop the structure against a pale blue sky. The grainy, high-contrast image with visible film damage and dark vignettes reflects the authentic look of a mid-century home movie. The camera remains steady, emphasizing the monumentality and classical design of the 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: 127724180

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 1960s New York City documentary or educational requests needing visitor-shot architectural detail of a grand historic urban building.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century sightseeing footage of ornate classical stonework, arched windows, and roofline sculpture in New York City.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, lingering on upper facade details rather than staged action or identifiable people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sculptural roof figure, carved pediment, arched facade bays, stone cornice, pale sky, dark frame edges, and partial street-level signage.
Film character: The 8mm footage shows strong grain, high contrast, soft focus, exposure variation, and dark vignetting consistent with original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short architectural cutaway, location insert, or memory beat within a New York City or historic-building sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects how a home-movie camera recorded monumental city architecture from street level, emphasizing ornament and scale over street activity.
Research note: No people are visible, but building identification and any property or trademark concerns should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 8mm New York City historic building footage, ornate facade close-up, vintage home movie architecture, or urban landmark detail.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1960 New York City architecture clips, then broader vintage urban landmark footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 New York City home-movie frame showing an ornate historic building facade with a sculptural figure above the roofline. — Upper stone facade and roof sculpture viewed from below.

1960 New York City frame of a grand stone building corner, with roof sculpture, carved trim, and heavy dark edge vignetting. — Roofline sculpture and carved stonework at the building corner.

1960 New York City home-movie frame showing a dim, grainy view of ornate stonework and a roof sculpture on a historic building. — Grainy street-level view of the ornate upper facade.

1960 New York City frame showing a dark historic facade with arched architectural detail and partial street-level signage at the bottom edge. — Arched facade detail with partial storefront signage at frame bottom.

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