Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Aztec Dancers Performing At World's Fair

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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 Performing At World's Fair — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, New York, this archival footage captures a vibrant cultural performance at the World's Fair. Dancers in elaborate Aztec-inspired costumes, featuring feathered headdresses, colorful capes, and ornate masks, perform in front of modernist fair buildings. The scene unfolds under bright daylight, with spectators visible on balconies, showcasing the era's festive atmosphere and global exhibits. The footage exhibits natural film grain and color shifts typical of vintage home movies.

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: 124938024

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: 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial or documentary needs showing a visitor-filmed cultural performance at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Period detail: Modernist fair architecture, balcony spectators, and elaborate performance costumes support the 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair setting supplied in the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing the dancers from changing distances as people watch from nearby walkways and balconies.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include masked dancers, feathered headdresses, red capes, spectators, balcony railings, fair buildings, trees, and a tall lamp or sign post.
Film character: The 8mm footage shows visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, color fading, and handheld framing consistent with vintage home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or transition beat for World's Fair atmosphere, public performance, or 1960s cultural display.
Historical context: The footage shows a public cultural performance staged amid fair architecture, with visitors observing from above and around the performance area.
Research note: People, faces, costumes, and possible fair signage or marks are visible, so copyright, likeness, and location or event permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1964 New York World's Fair 8mm footage, Flushing Meadows dancers, Aztec-inspired performance, and vintage fair home movie may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair footage, then broader clips of public performances, fairgrounds, and cultural displays.

Still Frames From This Clip

At the 1964 New York World's Fair, a masked dancer in a feathered headdress and red cape performs with spectators visible on a balcony. — Masked dancer performs in front of a modernist fair building as spectators watch from above.

A costumed performer at the 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair spreads a red cape, with other dancers and balcony spectators nearby. — Costumed dancer holds out a red cape during the fairground performance.

Wide 8mm view at Flushing Meadows shows costumed dancers on a fairground walkway with trees, posts, and pavilion-like roofs in the background. — Wide fairground view shows the dancers moving through the public walkway area.

A red-caped dancer stands in a wide 1964 World's Fair view, with other performers, trees, signage posts, and pavilion roofs behind. — The performance continues in a wider view of the fairground setting.

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