Flushing Meadows New York-1964: People Go On The Log Drop Ride At The Theme Park

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

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People Go On The Log Drop Ride At The Theme Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows New York, this vintage home movie captures the Log Drop ride at a theme park. The footage shows riders in a log-shaped vehicle ascending a steep wooden structure before plunging down a steep drop. The scene includes a wooden fence, trees, and a person standing on a platform. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic 1960s amusement park experience.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124938236

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: Supports 1960s New York World's Fair or amusement-park requests needing real 8mm visitor footage of a log flume-style ride in motion.
Period detail: The wooden ride structure, simple railings, and faded 8mm color may show mid-1960s fairground or theme-park design at Flushing Meadows.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot viewpoint, watching riders and attendants from ground level rather than presenting a staged attraction view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a steep water chute, wooden supports, log-shaped ride vehicle, platform railings, trees, fence posts, and distant visitors.
Film character: Soft focus, handheld framing, faded color, gate edges, and visible 8mm grain give the scene physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for fairgrounds, leisure culture, amusement rides, or 1960s family travel.
Historical context: The footage visually places recreational spectatorship and themed ride design within a public New York fairground setting, without identifying individual riders.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no obvious logos appear, and copyright clearance is separate from location or personal rights.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1964 Flushing Meadows 8mm log ride, New York World's Fair amusement ride, vintage home movie theme park, and 1960s log drop footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows material, then broader 1960s amusement-park or fairground ride footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie frame showing a log drop ride area with wooden supports, fence posts, trees, and a pale chute. — Wide visitor view of the log drop ride structure and surrounding fence line.

1964 Flushing Meadows frame with the log drop chute centered, wooden supports around it, trees behind, and a person standing near the platform railing. — The steep chute and platform area of the ride, with a distant person by the railing.

Visitor-shot 1964 Flushing Meadows frame showing the log ride chute, platform railings, trees, and a distant person moving along the walkway. — A distant visitor or attendant passes along the platform beside the log drop ride.

Final 1964 Flushing Meadows frame of the log drop ride, with the chute centered, trees behind it, and a distant person near the railing. — The log drop ride remains centered as a distant figure stands or moves near the platform.

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