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New York City-1960: One Tall Building in NYC

  • Year1960
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationNew York City, New York, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1960 New York City
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One Tall Building in NYC — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1960: A grainy 8mm home movie captures a tall building in New York City, its silhouette framed against a bright, overexposed sky. The footage begins with a dark, textured screen, then reveals a vertical sliver of light, gradually resolving into the top of a skyscraper. The camera remains static, focusing on the building's peak against the bright background, with faint silhouettes of poles or antennae visible. The image is characterized by the distinct grain and color shift of vintage 8mm film, evoking a sense of urban nostalgia and archival history.

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
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127725092

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

  • view
  • buildings
  • sky
  • dark
  • window
  • tall
  • building
  • nyc
  • landmarks
  • new york city
  • 1960
  • 1960s New York City
  • vintage 8mm film
  • tall building
  • skyscraper
  • urban landscape
  • home movie footage
  • archival footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • retro film
  • grainy film
  • city skyline
  • New York skyline
  • vintage film
  • 1960s footage
  • old film
  • classic film
  • documentary footage
  • editorial footage
  • historic footage
  • architectural footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports requests for 1960s New York City home-movie material showing an abstract, vertical view of a tall building or skyline detail for documentary, museum, or editorial use.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark vertical shapes with a bright overexposed strip at the left edge.

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