Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Cold Windy Day In The Winter Brings Kids Inside

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

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Cold Windy Day In The Winter Brings Kids Inside — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the iconic Unisphere at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York. The massive stainless steel globe stands prominently under an overcast sky, surrounded by a sea of international flags fluttering in the wind. Visitors stroll through the grounds, bundled in winter coats, reflecting the cold, windy conditions of the day. The footage, with its characteristic film grain and color palette, offers a nostalgic glimpse of the 1964 World's Fair era, showcasing the landmark's grand scale and the bustling atmosphere of the event.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124938092

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s New York World's Fair-era documentary edits needing visitor-shot views of the Unisphere, international flags, and public crowds in winter light.
Period detail: The Unisphere, rows of national flags, formal coats, hats, and 8mm color stock support a 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair-era setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a visitor's home movie, panning across the landmark and flags from within the crowd rather than staging a composed scenic view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Unisphere, flagpoles with international flags, bundled visitors, overcast sky, trees, fairground walkways, and dark film frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight handheld movement, exposure variation, and visible gate edges that add period home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief establishing insert, transitional cutaway, or memory beat for the 1964 fair, New York landmarks, or public space in winter.
Historical context: The clip shows the Unisphere surrounded by flags and visitors, giving visual context for mid-1960s public spectacle and international display at Flushing Meadows.
Research note: People and faces are visible in public space, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and event-use questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 8mm 1964 New York World's Fair Unisphere, Flushing Meadows home movie, international flags, and winter visitors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel World's Fair shots, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows views, then broader 1960s landmark and public-crowd footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows view of the Unisphere with international flags and visitors partially visible below. — The Unisphere rises behind rows of flags at Flushing Meadows.

The Unisphere at Flushing Meadows appears beyond flagpoles and visitors in a soft 8mm frame. — A centered view of the Unisphere with flags and visitors below.

Visitor-shot 8mm frame shows part of the Unisphere, rows of flags, and bundled fairgoers at Flushing Meadows. — Crowds and flags fill the foreground beneath the Unisphere.

Rows of flags and public visitors stand in front of a partly cropped Unisphere at Flushing Meadows in 1964 footage. — A cropped landmark view emphasizes the flag-lined fairground crowd.

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