New York City New York-1940: Mounted Officers Facing a Crowd Outside Storefronts

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · New York City, New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

urban street life
mounted policing
public spectatorship
commercial streetscape
period clothing
human and animal proximity

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · tilt · Street-level view from behind spectators, angled slightly upward toward mounted riders and storefronts
Setting: outdoor · Crowded urban commercial street with shopfronts and upper-story windows
Time and weather: daytime · Cold season, suggested by heavy coats and headwear · Dry with direct sunlight
Lighting: Strong natural daylight with shaded storefront openings
People: 20 · Approximately twenty partially overlapping people, including several mounted officers in dark uniforms and peaked caps, spectators in long coats and hats, and at least one child-sized figure in brown outerwear.
Animals: horses
Objects: saddles · bridles · reins · uniform caps · brimmed hats · overcoats · red hooded coat · shop awnings · storefront signs · upper-story windows
Readable signs: KINGSLEY · CHILDS · Walgreens
Colors: gray · brown · red · dark blue · cream · green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Mounted officers and horses face spectators beneath the KINGSLEY and CHILDS signs.
A red-coated spectator raises an arm as the camera moves right.
The Walgreens frontage becomes more central above riders and foreground pedestrians.

Mounted Officers Facing a Crowd Outside Storefronts — Clip Details

Manhattan, New York City, circa 1940 home movie footage shows mounted uniformed officers facing pedestrians outside a row of shops. Brown and dark horses stand across the street beneath signs reading KINGSLEY, CHILDS and Walgreens. Spectators in long coats and brimmed hats fill the foreground, including a figure in a bright red hooded coat. The handheld camera pans right and slightly upward during one continuous street-level shot.

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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002962

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$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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 City, 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: This brief Manhattan view supports documentary requests for mounted officers, shopping streets and public spectators circa 1940.
Period detail: Long overcoats, brimmed hats, peaked uniform caps, saddlery and large storefront lettering provide visible period clues.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from among pedestrians, with nearby hats and shoulders repeatedly obscuring the mounted riders.
What appears in frame: Mounted officers, brown and dark horses, a red hooded coat, gray overcoats, shop awnings and readable storefront signs occupy the scene.
Film character: Warm color, soft detail, grain, uneven exposure and handheld drift give the projected-film transfer a tangible home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use it as a short street-life cutaway between Manhattan skyline views or closer observations of pedestrians.
Historical context: Mounted officers share a commercial street with closely gathered pedestrians, though the footage does not establish the occasion.
Research note: Visible people, a likely minor, branded signage and commercial property involve likeness and property considerations separate from copyright in the film.
Research search match: The scene answers searches for Manhattan mounted officers, New York street spectators and color small-gauge home movies circa 1940.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's crowded Manhattan shopping street, rooftops and Empire State Building views, then with other New York street scenes circa 1940 or mounted-officer footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Manhattan, circa 1940: mounted officers and horses face coat-wearing spectators beneath KINGSLEY and CHILDS signs. — Mounted officers stand before storefronts as spectators fill the foreground.
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Manhattan, circa 1940: a red-coated spectator raises an arm before mounted officers, with CHILDS and Walgreens signs behind them. — A raised arm and bright red coat stand out among the spectators facing the horses.
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Manhattan, circa 1940: hatted pedestrians partially block mounted officers as the Walgreens frontage comes farther into view. — Foreground hats and coats overlap the riders beneath the shop signs.
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Manhattan, circa 1940: mounted officers remain behind a crowd in colorful winter outerwear, with Walgreens prominent above. — The rightward framing places Walgreens above the riders and closely gathered pedestrians.
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