New York City-1960: The Sides Of An Under Construction Bridge

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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 Sides Of An Under Construction Bridge — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this clip captures a low-angle view of a bridge under construction in New York City. The frame reveals the textured concrete support structure, with diagonal steel cables and a metal railing visible against a bright sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, dark vignetting, and a slightly shaky camera movement, evoking a raw, authentic home movie aesthetic from the era. The perspective emphasizes the scale and industrial nature of the construction site.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127724680

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 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 New York City 8mm footage for productions needing a brief industrial construction cutaway or urban infrastructure insert.
Period detail: The concrete tower, diagonal cables, metal railing, and exposed construction elements may show mid-century bridge work in progress.
Home-movie behavior: The low-angle handheld view feels like a visitor or passerby filming upward from near the bridge structure rather than a staged construction record.
What appears in frame: Visible details include tall concrete supports, dark vertical framing, diagonal steel cables, a metal railing, bright sky, and heavy edge vignetting.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, muted contrast, dark vignetted edges, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or atmospheric insert for urban construction, infrastructure, or New York memory sequences.
Historical context: The footage presents a street-level impression of large-scale bridge construction in New York City without identifying a specific bridge or project.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but bridge identification, copyright status, and any property or municipal permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1960 New York City bridge construction 8mm, low angle concrete support cables, and vintage urban infrastructure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then 1960 New York City material, then bridge construction or industrial infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 New York City 8mm frame showing a concrete bridge support, diagonal cables, bright sky, and heavy vignetted edges. — Concrete bridge structure and diagonal cables seen from below.

1960 New York City bridge construction view with concrete sides, diagonal steel cables, and dark vertical framing in the 8mm scan. — Bridge support sides and cables fill the low-angle frame.

Low-angle 1960 New York City 8mm frame of a concrete bridge tower, diagonal cables, and a silhouetted railing. — Concrete bridge tower with cables and railing from a steep upward angle.

1960 New York City 8mm view of bridge construction details, with a railing, diagonal cables, concrete support, and dark vignetting. — Railing and cables run beside the concrete bridge support.

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