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Archival still images

Historic street scenes, family life, travel and everyday details captured on film. Explore individual frames, check the source footage and license the image you need for $49. Each still page lists its download size and permitted uses.

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American serviceman in summer uniform and garrison cap walking into shaded temple grounds, probably Japan, circa 1953

A serviceman in a garrison cap walks away from the camera through shaded grounds, probably in Japan, circa 1953.

1953 · Japan

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Korean War-era GI seen from behind heading toward a sunlit garden, likely at a temple in Japan, circa 1953

Seen from behind, the soldier heads toward bright foliage beyond the shade.

1953 · Japan

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US serviceman mid-stride in shadowed temple grounds against bright tree branches, probably Japan, circa 1953 home movie

Mid-stride in deep shadow, with sunlit branches beyond. The blue-violet tint comes from the aging colour film.

1953 · Japan

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Rear view of an American GI on leave, probably in Japan, circa 1953, standing out against a sunlit temple garden

Near the end of the shot the serviceman stands out against the sunlit garden.

1953 · Japan

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Couple in sunglasses and headband relax in webbed lounge chairs by a fenced pool, circa 1964, probably Virginia

A couple relaxes in webbed lounge chairs in summer sun, circa 1964.

1964 · Virginia, United States

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Backlit Christ the Redeemer statue against cloud on the Puerto Plata mountain summit, Dominican Republic, Super 8 circa 1977

Backlight turns the summit statue and dome into silhouette against bright cloud, Puerto Plata, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Curving valley road with gabled homes and a bright pond in winter woods, likely Minnesota, circa 1937.

Midway through the pan, a curving road leads past gabled houses toward a bright pond.

1937 · Minnesota, United States

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Gabled houses below a pond lined with conifers in a wooded valley, black-and-white film, likely Minnesota, circa 1937.

Gabled homes sit beside the road with a pond and dark conifers behind them.

1937 · Minnesota, United States

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Tourists in 1970s blue pantsuits beside a vintage steam engine with a red smokestack, probably Mexico, circa 1974

The camera begins to move, bringing a woman in a bright blue jacket into the frame beside the engine.

1974 · Mexico

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Alaska Native women in bright kuspuks begin raising gloved hands on an indoor stage in Alaska, circa 1980

Four dancers in kuspuks begin lifting their gloved hands in front of a painted rock-and-ice backdrop, Alaska, circa 1980.

1980 · Alaska, United States

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Four Alaska Native dancers in kuspuks raise gloved right arms together on stage in Alaska, circa 1980 Super 8 home movie

The four dancers hold their right arms high in unison, Alaska, circa 1980.

1980 · Alaska, United States

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Iñupiaq-style dance by four women in kuspuks before a painted ice-floe backdrop in Alaska, circa 1980

A woman in a striped kuspuk rests a hand on her hip as the line keeps its raised-glove pose, Alaska, circa 1980.

1980 · Alaska, United States

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Women in bright kuspuks keep a gloved-hand pose on an indoor stage in Alaska, circa 1980 home movie on Super 8

The dancers keep their gloved hands raised in a steady line on stage, Alaska, circa 1980.

1980 · Alaska, United States

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Boy aims a sparking toy gun at the camera on Christmas morning, United States, circa 1958 8mm film

Sparks flash as the boy points his new toy pistol straight at the camera.

1958 · United States

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Cat standing in a strip of daylight with its shadow on blue-tinted floor tiles, faded Super 8 home movie, circa 1975

Standing in the sunlit band, the cat throws a long shadow across the floor tiles.

1975 · United States

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Circa 1955 wedding guests in brimmed hats and suits crowd by a white clapboard building in the United States, 8mm home movie.

Guests gather close at the doorway of a white clapboard building, circa 1955.

1955 · United States

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Black-and-white 8mm frame from the United States, circa 1941, of a man in dark trunks leaving a springboard in a forward dive, blurred by motion.

The diver leaves the board and stretches out over the pool, circa 1941.

1941 · United States

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Circa 1941 American home movie frame: a young woman throws her head back laughing as a man holds her hands by a sunlit lace curtain.

She laughs with her head back while their hands stay joined in a playful game.

1941 · United States

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Circa 1960 8mm frame, probably Texas: a woman in a blue wool coat and cat-eye glasses walks towards the camera in hard sun with a handbag on her arm.

A woman in a blue wool coat and glasses walks towards the camera with a handbag, circa 1960.

1960 · Texas, United States

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Probably Texas, circa 1960: a woman in a blue coat and a man in a dark suit both look at the camera as a shawled figure carries a basket behind them.

The man in a dark suit joins the woman in the blue coat and both look towards the camera.

1960 · Texas, United States

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Circa 1960 home movie frame, probably Texas: a woman wrapped in a dark shawl carries a basket past a weathered wall next to a woman in a blue coat.

A woman in a dark shawl with a basket passes behind the woman in the blue coat.

1960 · Texas, United States

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Probably Texas, circa 1960: a man in a dark suit and a woman in a blue coat pause before sunlit stone steps with seated people and shawled women nearby.

The two walkers in front of stone steps where several people are seated in the sun.

1960 · Texas, United States

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Front of a blue and white parade float passing multi-storey brick buildings and a green traffic light in downtown El Paso, Texas, circa 1960.

The camera settles on a bright white form at the front of the float, with downtown brick facades behind.

1960 · El Paso, Texas, United States

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Children in yellow and blue jackets stand together by a striped shed in a rural United States backyard, circa 1972, with a silo on the hills behind.

Two children stand close together beside a striped shed and a bare young tree, framed by a large tree trunk, circa 1972.

1972 · United States

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