Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Pink Flamingos Walk in Fenced Area Then Santa Maria Pirate Ship

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

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Pink Flamingos Walk in Fenced Area Then Santa Maria... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, New York, this vintage home movie captures a group of pink flamingos walking in a grassy, fenced enclosure at the World's Fair. The scene transitions to a large, detailed replica of the Santa Maria ship docked nearby, with its name clearly visible on the stern. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—soft focus, warm color tones, and natural grain—evoking a nostalgic 1960s Americana atmosphere. The setting includes palm trees and a Florida state sign, suggesting a themed exhibit. This archival clip offers authentic, unscripted moments of wildlife and historical maritime display, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124938219

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: 1960s New York World's Fair home-movie footage for edits needing visitor-shot animal exhibit and themed ship display material.
Period detail: The Florida sign, palm plantings, fenced flamingo area, and Santa Maria stern lettering support a 1964 World's Fair setting at Flushing Meadows.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor's handheld perspective, moving from flamingos in an exhibit area to a nearby display ship without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink flamingos, grass, fencing, palm trunks, a Florida sign, fairgoers in the background, ship rigging, and the Santa Maria stern.
Film character: Soft 8mm focus, warm faded color, gate edges, dust specks, and handheld motion give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or place-setting cutaway between World's Fair attractions and 1960s leisure imagery.
Historical context: The footage shows fair-style exhibit design mixing wildlife display, regional signage, and a historical ship replica in a public outdoor setting.
Research note: People and signage are visible, so copyright, trademark, likeness, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Search matches include 1964 World's Fair flamingos, Flushing Meadows home movie, Florida exhibit birds, and Santa Maria replica ship footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows footage, then World's Fair exhibits, animals, or replica ship scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair view of pink flamingos in a grassy fenced area near palm trunks and a Florida sign. — Flamingos gather in a fenced outdoor exhibit near Florida-themed signage.

Soft, blurred 8mm view of flamingos moving through the fenced exhibit area at the 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair. — Handheld motion blurs flamingos as they move through the exhibit area.

1964 Flushing Meadows view of the Santa Maria replica ship, with stern lettering and tall rigging visible in soft 8mm footage. — The Santa Maria replica appears with its name visible on the stern.

Handheld 1964 Flushing Meadows shot of the Santa Maria replica ship, showing the stern, rigging, flags, and nearby exhibit structures. — The camera holds on the replica ship and its rigging from a nearby fairground viewpoint.

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