Flushing Meadows New York-1964: People Dining And Gathering In The Middle Of

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

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People Dining And Gathering In The Middle Of — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage footage captures a bustling outdoor scene at Flushing Meadows, New York, likely during the World's Fair. Crowds of people in period attire gather around tables under green umbrellas, with ornate arched buildings in the background. The handheld camera moves through the throng, capturing the lively atmosphere of a mid-century public event. The film shows natural grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies, offering authentic archival footage of 1960s Americana.

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: 124938185

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 documentary or museum edits needing visitor-shot public gathering footage at Flushing Meadows during a large fair-like event.
Period detail: The clip may show 1964 World's Fair-era dress, green cafe umbrellas, formal uniforms, and ornate arched facades visible around the crowd.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera observes people dining, standing, and moving through a crowded outdoor plaza from a visitor's perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include outdoor tables, green umbrellas, dense crowds, arched stone facades, narrow walkways, a uniformed attendant, and a large gateway.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft grain, mild color shift, gate shadows, and handheld movement that read as authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for public leisure, travel, or World's Fair-related sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a busy public gathering space where visitors eat, watch, and move between buildings in mid-1960s attire.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from visible-person clearance.
Research search match: Searches for 1964 Flushing Meadows home movie, 1960s World's Fair crowd, 8mm public dining scene, or New York fair visitors may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel fair footage, then with 1964 Flushing Meadows material, then with broader 1960s crowds, tourism, or public event scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie frame showing visitors around outdoor tables with green umbrellas and decorative arched building fronts. — Visitors gather near cafe umbrellas and ornate arched facades in a crowded outdoor area.

1964 Flushing Meadows footage frame with visitors dining and watching activity near green umbrellas and arched architectural details. — A dense group of visitors surrounds outdoor seating beneath green umbrellas.

Visitor-shot 1964 Flushing Meadows frame looking down a narrow passage crowded with people and flanked by building facades. — The camera looks along a busy passageway filled with visitors moving between buildings.

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie frame showing a pale arched gateway, passing visitors, and a lantern on the wall. — Visitors pass near a large arched gateway as the handheld camera moves by.

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