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Historical Document Stock Video Footage

Licenses 7533 high quality Historical Document stock video clips in 4K, raw formats

After death - ancient artifacts

Sypher

Venice scenics

Michael Kelley

Oil Lamp Shining Over Bible

Toby Canning

Earthbound

Seán Doran

The glasses help to focus the letters
A close up view of text on a piece of paper
Handwriting is on the paper in the box
Audio player with reels spinning around
Person unrolling blueprints
Old files and papers on table
The tape recorder is operating
Vintage VHS footage captures the iconic view of the Manhattan Bridge from a bustling street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
Lights from a project flash on a drawing
A person slowly turns the pages on a notebook that is filled with handwriting
Focusing in on text
A view of the word liberty written in calligraphy
Rotating globe in motion
A typewriter ribbons moves up and down along the paper

Oil Lamp Shining Over Bible

Toby Canning

Vintage footage of the statue of liberty in new york
A hand picks the corner of a page up
The needle of a compass turns as light and shadow play across its face
Pages of a book being flipped
A shaft of light falls across a worn stone floor inside a church illuminating a large engraved slab with latin text while nearby pews cast long cool shadows
A book sits open in the dark room
Text coming into focus
A monument statue in the woods at midday
A man taps his pen on a document
Pages of a book are being placed together
Large colorful map of north american continent hangs on wall
Close up of a newspaper
A canon is set in front of a cemetery
A book rests on a table
There is a map on the ground
A person is tracing a pen on a map of the world
Newspaper slides seen through a microfiche reader
An old paper with cursive writing of the decoration of independence
Old newspaper hanging on a wall
A close up of a clock face
Person turns the pages of a book
Words on a newspaper
People walking up the stairs of a national monument
Artwork on an american bank note
Image of independence hall on the back of a $100 bill
A man looks through a notebook with handwritten text
A man dressed in clothing from several centuries ago sits and reads aloud from a large book
Written phrases on the side of a large rock
Earth globe spinning in a dark room
A viewing platform with an observation tool to see in the distance
Old Faithful erupts in Yellowstone National Park in the 1960's
Unclose of a map
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
A person using a record player
A television with the statue of liberty and boats in the water on the screen
A stack of file folders are labeled with printed stickers and handwritten numbers
Man writing a letter on a paper under candle light
A black and white view of a building and statue
Close up of a diploma with text
A golden mechanical pocket watch lays flat as its arms rotate around its face
A grandfather clock sits in a field with mountains in the distance
The tape recorder reels are spinning
A vintage-style shot shows pedestrians walking on the Brooklyn Bridge with the modern Manhattan skyline in the background
Nostalgic home video footage from the 1990s shows a young girl in a frontiersman costume giving a school presentation on botany
A page torn from a book sits on the beach with other debris
The needle on a compass spins around and around
A grainy vintage home movie captures an elderly woman unwrapping a gift, which appears to be a photo album or scrapbook
An old paper with cursive writing of the decoration of independence
Text comes into focus and blurs

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