New York-1940: Water Spraying Above a Stone Fountain With Seated Sculptures

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

garden design
public ornament
sculpture
water features
sightseeing
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately eye level, looking slightly upward toward the bowl and water jet
Setting: outdoor · Landscaped garden with an ornamental stone fountain, clipped hedges and mature trees
Time and weather: Daytime · Possibly spring, with mixed leafy and sparsely leafed trees · Clear or mostly clear
Lighting: Direct sunlight with shaded foliage behind the fountain
People: 0 · No live people are visible; the human forms are sculptures.
Objects: stone fountain · broad circular bowl · central pedestal · seated sculptural figures · water jet · falling water · low basin · stone base · clipped hedges · trees · lawn
Colors: cream · gray · dark green · blue-purple
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A broad stone bowl and seated sculptures fill the garden view.
Water continues spraying above the bowl and falling around its rim.
The framing drifts, bringing the right-hand sculpture close to the edge.

Water Spraying Above a Stone Fountain With Seated Sculptures — Clip Details

Probably New York State, circa 1940 home movie footage shows a pale stone fountain in a landscaped garden. Water rises above a broad circular bowl and falls around its rim, with seated sculptural figures arranged beside the central pedestal. Trees, clipped hedges and lawn surround the basin. The single handheld view drifts slightly, retaining the flowing water and carved figures throughout.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002959

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1940 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for circa 1940 American garden imagery, especially documentary cutaways showing an ornamental fountain and classical-style sculpture.
Period detail: The pale carved figures and formal planting show traditional garden ornament, while the soft color image is compatible with the section's circa 1940 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld hold and lateral drift convey a visitor pausing to record a garden feature.
What appears in frame: A raised circular bowl, central pedestal, seated stone figures, water spray, low basin, clipped hedges and tall trees remain visible.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, dark specks, uneven brightness and a blue-purple cast give the projected-film capture a pronounced archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a garden detail insert, a sightseeing cutaway or a short visual transition built around moving water.
Historical context: The view records a landscaped setting where figurative sculpture and a water feature form the main decorative focus.
Research note: No live people or logos are visible; rights in the recorded sculptures and access to the garden are separate from copyright in the footage.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1940 color home movies of American garden fountains, seated stone statues and ornamental water features.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's white blossom and bicolored flower close-ups, then its Manhattan views for broader trip context, or other garden sculpture footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably New York State, circa 1940: a stone garden fountain with a raised bowl, central spray and seated sculptures against dark trees. — Water rises above a broad bowl flanked by seated stone figures.
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A garden fountain, probably in New York State, circa 1940, shows sunlit figurative sculpture beneath a flowing circular bowl. — Sunlight picks out the pale sculpture against shaded garden foliage.
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Probably New York State, circa 1940: water sprays above a sculptural garden fountain, with film specks visible over the blue-purple sky. — The water plume stands above the bowl and surrounding trees.
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The handheld view drifts across a flowing fountain, probably New York State, circa 1940, placing the right-hand statue near the edge. — A slight framing drift brings the right-hand sculpture close to the edge.
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