Distant harbor view of the Statue of Liberty through a scratched 8mm frame.
1946 · New York City, New York, United States
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Airplane wing over cloud cover, filmed from a passenger seat — New York City, New York, 1946
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- 1946
- Location
- New York City, New York, United States
- Image
- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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Passenger-window view of an airplane wing above clouds in faded 8mm color footage from a 1940s travel sequence.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 1.80 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Wing and clouds from inside an aircraft during the travel sequence.
1946 · New York City, New York, United States
Still image · $49
Final airplane-window view with wing, clouds, and visible film texture.
1946 · New York City, New York, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
New York City New York-1946: Statue of Liberty from Ferry and Airplane
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1940s collection.
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Period detail
The footage may show mid-1940s travel cues through faded 8mm color, ferry or harbor framing of the Statue of Liberty, and a passenger-window view over clouds.
Film character
The 8mm image has soft focus, muted color, visible grain, intermittent scratches, slight exposure shifts, and handheld home-movie instability.
Historical context
The clip visually situates postwar-era civilian travel through distant harbor sightseeing and passenger-aircraft views without identifying a specific route from the frames alone.
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No people, faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, landmark, and contextual use should still be reviewed for the intended production.
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