Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Chinese Pavilion At World's Fair

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationFlushing Meadows, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Chinese Pavilion At World's Fair — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the iconic architecture of Flushing Meadows, New York, during the World's Fair. The footage features traditional Chinese-style pavilions with ornate tiled roofs, red pillars, and intricate decorative details. Visitors in period attire stroll through the grounds, passing under a grand archway and near a stone structure with an arched entrance. The warm, slightly faded color palette and film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering a glimpse into mid-century international exhibition design and tourism.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124938002

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1070 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1964-1965
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1964 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Flushing Meadows, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1964 archival home-movie footage for edits needing World's Fair-era views of Chinese-style pavilion architecture in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century visitors, 8mm color stock, and exhibition-style traditional Chinese architectural details consistent with the 1964 World's Fair metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the pavilion from a visitor's viewpoint, lingering on entrances, rooflines, and decorative structures rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an arched stone entrance, ornate tiled roofs, red columns, painted eaves, trees, signs, benches, and a few visitors walking nearby.
Film character: The footage has handheld 8mm movement, soft focus, visible grain, slight fade, and uneven exposure that mark it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, architectural cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Historical context: The views place international exhibition architecture within a public fairground setting, with visitors moving through monumental pavilion spaces.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from site or design rights.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1964 World's Fair Chinese Pavilion 8mm, Flushing Meadows home movie, and mid-century fairground architecture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair clips, then broader international pavilion or tourism footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie frame showing visitors near an arched entrance below ornate Chinese-style pavilion architecture. — Visitors pass a stone arched entrance below the Chinese Pavilion structures.

Chinese-style gateway detail at the 1964 Flushing Meadows fairground, with painted eaves, red columns, and trees in view. — Decorative pavilion gateway with painted eaves and red columns.

1964 home-movie view of layered rooflines and upper windows on the Chinese-style pavilion at Flushing Meadows. — Layered tiled roofs and upper pavilion windows fill the frame.

Close 1964 Flushing Meadows view of the Chinese-style pavilion roofline, upper windows, red supports, and painted trim. — Close architectural view of the pavilion roofline and upper windows.

Visually Similar Clips