Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Flock Of Beautiful Pink Flamingos Walking Around

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

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Flock Of Beautiful Pink Flamingos Walking Around — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, New York, this vintage home movie captures a flock of beautiful pink flamingos strolling through a grassy enclosure. The birds walk gracefully among palm trees and low shrubs, with a yellow sign featuring a Florida-shaped map visible in the background. Visitors can be seen on an elevated walkway, observing the exhibit under soft, warm lighting. The footage has a nostalgic, slightly faded color palette typical of 1960s home movies, with natural camera movement and film grain. This archival clip offers a charming glimpse into mid-century zoo life and public attractions.

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: 124938214

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 documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot zoo or fairground animal exhibit footage in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Period detail: The frames show 1960s color 8mm footage with flamingos, palm trees, a raised visitor walkway, and a yellow Florida-shaped display sign in the exhibit area.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor pausing to film the birds from outside the enclosure while other visitors watch from the walkway behind them.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink flamingos, grass, palm trunks, low shrubs, an elevated railing, visitors, a yellow Florida-shaped sign, and exhibit buildings.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, faded warm-magenta color, slight blur, and handheld framing that reads as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century public attractions, zoo visits, or fair-adjacent animal displays.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public animal exhibit setting where visitors observe flamingos in a landscaped enclosure, with the background suggesting a themed display area.
Research note: People and a visible display sign require review for likeness, signage, trademark, and location context, separate from any film copyright clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm Flushing Meadows flamingos, vintage zoo exhibit footage, pink flamingos home movie, and 1960s public attraction animals.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows material, then related 1960s zoo, bird exhibit, fairground, or public attraction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie frame showing flamingos in a grassy enclosure with palm trunks, shrubs, visitors, and a yellow display sign behind them. — Flamingos gather in a landscaped enclosure as visitors watch from an elevated walkway.

1964 Flushing Meadows frame of flamingos walking through a landscaped exhibit, with palm trees, railings, visitors, and a Florida-shaped sign in the background. — A flock of flamingos moves across the grass in front of the walkway and display signage.

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie still showing flamingos clustered near palm trunks, with shrubs, railing, visitors, and exhibit signage behind them. — Flamingos stand and bend their necks among palm trunks and low landscaping.

1964 Flushing Meadows frame with flamingos spread across grass, palm trunks in the foreground, shrubs at right, and visitors behind a railing. — The flock spreads out across the exhibit while visitors look on from the raised walkway.

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