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Exploring History Stock Video Footage

Licenses 1223 high quality Exploring History stock video clips in 4K, raw formats

Compass In Studio Close-Ups

Lumixar

Explorer In Egypt

SJ Finlay

Washington DC Cityscapes Black And White

Sim Warren

Spring In The Alps Time Lapses

Martin Heck

Ancient Greek Ruins

Evolve

The needle of a compass turns as light and shadow play across its face
Rotating globe in motion
A large group of people walk together
Slow motion view from inside a wall as a woman with a sledgehammer demolishes old lath and plaster
A compass finds direction with a needle pointing to magnetic north
A close up of a clock face
Vintage VHS footage captures the iconic view of the Manhattan Bridge from a bustling street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
The needle on a compass spins around and around
A man contemplating an egyptian historical monument during the day
The pages of a thick illustrated book flipping in slow motion
A castle is on the top of the hill
The entrance of the national museum of american history featuring the buildings name engraved on the wall is framed by tall shrubs and plants
The ruins of an old building on a sunny day
An eerie underwater shot reveals the massive propeller of a shipwreck resting in the murky depths

Washington DC Cityscapes Black And White

Sim Warren

A person holds photos as cars drive by
A golden mechanical pocket watch lays flat as its arms rotate around its face
A low-angle shot shows a pedestrian crossing signal changing from a red 'don't walk' hand to a white 'walk' person symbol on a city street
Ancient ruins during the day
A person is tracing a pen on a map of the world
Pages of a book being flipped
A canon is set in front of a cemetery
A closeup view of a rusted grate on the window of a broken and eroded concrete structure
A vintage-style tilt-up shot reveals the magnificent ancient Monastery (Ad-Deir) carved into the rock in Petra, Jordan

Spring In The Alps Time Lapses

Martin Heck

Ancient Greek Ruins

Evolve

Sun shining brightly throught the columns of the lincoln memorial and the washington monument can be seen in the far distance
City lights glow brightly on the surface of earth from space
Audio player with reels spinning around
A woman runs her hand along a wall while walking down a rural alley
Old files and papers on table
The sun shines on an old castle as clouds move in the sky and it gets darker outside
A timelapse of a tugboat sitting at a dock on an overcast day
Compass finds direction with a needle that moves
Earth globe spinning in a dark room
Close up of a person holding film negative in his hands with gloves on in the darkroom
The pillars have carvings all over
Person unrolling blueprints
Vintage footage slowly zooms out from a low angle to reveal the crumbling stone walls of an abandoned building in the woods
The moon goes down behind the statue of liberty
Close up of a compass dial with the needle moving over the compass rose
A statue of soldiers raising up a flagpole
Person turns the pages of a book
A large castle is on the mountain top
A woman stands at the end of building where the wind blows her dress
A closeup shot focuses on the intricate brass gears of an antique clock revealing the detailed mechanics and ornate hands against a roman numeral dial
People tour stone ruins in a city
Soldiers march in line over the desert
The tape recorder is operating
Belize maya ruins archaeological site
Hand of a clock shows the time on a clock decorated with maps
Lincoln memorial in the national mall in washington dc
Old style world globe slowly spinning
Metal wreckage is lying dormant in the desert during the day
A wide, static shot of the Great Pyramid of Giza standing majestically in the desert under a partly cloudy sky
Old photographs
A hot air floating in front of snowcapped mountains and over green hills
The planet earth with lights and atmosphere with space in the background
Closeup of a weathered concrete structure with a rusted metal grate
A vintage-style shot shows pedestrians walking on the Brooklyn Bridge with the modern Manhattan skyline in the background
A time-lapse of sunlight and shadows moving across the sandy floors and decaying walls of an abandoned desert home
The sun shining on a stone castle on a hill with sky and day darkening
German monument to the discoveries in the belm district of lisbon
The face of a compass
Low angle slow motion shot of a man's legs and feet as he walks through the desert towards the Egyptian pyramids
Wooden slats on a window set into a stone wall

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