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Historical Document Stock Video Footage

Licenses 7665 high quality Historical Document stock video clips in 4K, raw formats

Bible And Candles

Amnesty Films

Vintage

Taylor Ballam

Fly Fishing And Hunting Gear

Ultralite Films

Convergence

Abandon Visuals

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
A dramatic close-up pan across an old typewritten document in German with a vintage film effect
Audio player with reels spinning around
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
Person unrolling blueprints
Old files and papers on table
The tape recorder is operating
Lights from a project flash on a drawing
Focusing in on text
A view of the word liberty written in calligraphy
A person slowly turns the pages on a notebook that is filled with handwriting
A close-up of a vintage German typed document with a mysterious light moving across the page

Fly Fishing And Hunting Gear

Ultralite Films

Rotating globe in motion
Vintage VHS footage captures the iconic view of the Manhattan Bridge from a bustling street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
A typewriter ribbons moves up and down along the paper
Vintage footage of the statue of liberty in new york
A hand picks the corner of a page up
Wasp nest with swirling structure hanging from branch with dry leaves against black background
Text coming into focus
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
Close-up of a vintage reel-to-reel tape recorder playing, with a grainy Super 8 film aesthetic
Vintage VHS footage captures a city street corner with vibrant flowers in the foreground and classic apartment buildings with fire escapes
A book sits open in the dark room
Pages of a book are being placed together
Close up of a newspaper
A monument statue in the woods at midday
Newspaper slides seen through a microfiche reader
An old paper with cursive writing of the decoration of independence
A man taps his pen on a document
Large colorful map of north american continent hangs on wall
Vintage Nagra reel-to-reel tape recorder with spinning tapes isolated on a black background
A canon is set in front of a cemetery
A book rests on a table
A close up of a clock face
Words on a newspaper
There is a map on the ground
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
A man looks through a notebook with handwritten text
A person is tracing a pen on a map of the world
Earth globe spinning in a dark room
People walking up the stairs of a national monument
Old newspaper hanging on a wall
A viewing platform with an observation tool to see in the distance
Unclose of a map
Person turns the pages of a book
A surreal black and white cinemagraph shows a cloaked female figure resembling the Grim Reaper holding a scythe and looking at an old stone church
Artwork on an american bank note
Image of independence hall on the back of a $100 bill
Old Faithful erupts in Yellowstone National Park in the 1960's
A person using a record player
A television with the statue of liberty and boats in the water on the screen
Man writing a letter on a paper under candle light
A black and white view of a building and statue
The tape recorder reels are spinning
Close-up of a vintage German document with typewriter text, illuminated by a moving light creating dramatic shadows
Close up of a diploma with text
An old paper with cursive writing of the decoration of independence
A stack of file folders are labeled with printed stickers and handwritten numbers

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