Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Flamingoes In An Enclosure And A Sailing Ship

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

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Flamingoes In An Enclosure And A Sailing Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, New York, this vintage home movie captures a group of pink flamingos in a grassy enclosure surrounded by palm trees and chain-link fencing. The scene transitions to a large, colorful replica of the Santa Maria ship, a prominent attraction at the 1964 World's Fair. The footage features the classic look of Super 8 film with soft focus, warm color tones, and natural film grain, evoking a nostalgic, retro atmosphere of mid-century Americana and world exposition.

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: 124938208

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 World's Fair or mid-century New York exposition edits needing visitor-shot animal displays and themed maritime attraction cutaways.
Period detail: The frames show flamingos in a fenced display and a Santa Maria ship attraction, with flags, palms, and fairground structures consistent with the supplied 1964 Flushing Meadows metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, moving from a casual look at the flamingo enclosure to the nearby replica sailing ship attraction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink flamingos, chain-link fencing, palm trunks, flower beds, fair structures, flags, a mast, and a Santa Maria sign on a replica ship.
Film character: Soft 8mm focus, warm faded color, visible grain, and slight handheld framing give the clip a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for World's Fair visits, animal exhibits, or themed fairground attractions.
Historical context: The clip documents a public exposition setting where exotic animal display and historical ship theming appear side by side in visitor footage.
Research note: Review visible signage, attraction design, and any distant visitors separately for trademark, copyright, likeness, and property considerations.
Research search match: Search matches include 1964 New York World's Fair home movie, Flushing Meadows flamingos, Santa Maria replica ship, 8mm fairground footage, and 1960s exposition attraction.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair shots, then broader 1960s fairground or animal-display material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie frame showing flamingos in a fenced grassy enclosure with palm trunks and fair structures behind. — Flamingos stand inside a fenced enclosure near palm trunks and fairground buildings.

Flamingos gather in a grassy enclosure at Flushing Meadows, with palm trunks, fencing, and World's Fair structures in the background. — A group of flamingos stands in the enclosure with fair structures beyond the fence.

A replica Santa Maria sailing ship attraction at the 1964 New York World's Fair, with masts, flags, and nearby fair structures. — The Santa Maria ship attraction appears with masts, flags, and fairground structures around it.

1964 Flushing Meadows footage of the Santa Maria replica ship attraction, with flags, masts, signage, and fairground architecture visible. — A closer view of the Santa Maria attraction shows signage, flags, and ship masts.

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