Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Aztec Dancers Perform At Mexico Pavilion

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

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Aztec Dancers Perform At Mexico Pavilion — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, this clip captures a vibrant cultural performance at the World's Fair. Dancers in elaborate traditional Aztec-style costumes with feathered headdresses and red capes perform in front of the Mexico Pavilion, its name clearly visible on the building. The scene features a mix of traditional Indigenous dancers and modern architecture, with an American flag and other international banners in the background. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of vintage home movies from the era.

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: 124938020

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: Yes
Audible music: Yes

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s World's Fair footage for sequences needing visitor-shot cultural performance material at the Mexico Pavilion in Flushing Meadows.
Period detail: Modern pavilion architecture, international flags, feathered headdresses, shields and capes place the scene within the 1964 New York World's Fair setting described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot viewpoint, with the camera catching performers across the plaza through handheld framing and partial contact-sheet edges.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pavilion facades, tall windows, flags, a red column, costumed dancers, feathered headdresses, shields, and partial Mexico Pavilion lettering.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld reframing consistent with mid-1960s home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat linking World's Fair architecture with public cultural performance.
Historical context: The footage visually connects mid-century exposition architecture with a staged Indigenous-style dance presentation for fair visitors.
Research note: People, faces, pavilion identification, and audible music require review; copyright, performer likeness, music, and location/property issues should be cleared separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 New York World's Fair Mexico Pavilion, Flushing Meadows 8mm home movie, and Aztec-style dancers archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows or Mexico Pavilion footage, then wider World's Fair cultural performance scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair view of the Mexico Pavilion area with flags, a red column, and architectural details in a handheld 8mm frame. — Pavilion architecture and flags appear before the performance area comes into clearer view.

Costumed dancers perform outside the Mexico Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair, with flags and modern building windows behind them. — Dancers in feathered headdresses and capes perform near the pavilion entrance.

Handheld 8mm frame catches tall pavilion windows and partial costumed performers at the lower edge during the 1964 World's Fair scene. — The camera drifts across the pavilion facade while performers remain partly visible below.

The camera frames the Mexico Pavilion facade at the 1964 New York World's Fair, with partial lettering and tall vertical windows visible. — Partial Mexico Pavilion lettering appears above the windows as the camera shifts upward.

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