Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Speeding Boat Racing Through A Track For The Florida Exhibit

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

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Speeding Boat Racing Through A Track For The Florida Exhibit — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, this vintage home movie captures a thrilling speedboat race at the New York World's Fair. A white motorboat speeds through a water track, leaving a wake as it navigates past a large promotional banner for the Florida Exhibit. The footage shows the boat's rapid movement, with passengers in light-colored clothing visible, and a brief glimpse of a person in the foreground. The scene is bathed in the faded, purplish tones of aged Super 8 film, complete with grain and scratches, offering a nostalgic look at mid-century aquatic entertainment.

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: 124938246

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 World's Fair home-movie footage for edits needing visitor-view speedboat entertainment, Florida Exhibit signage, and mid-century fairground atmosphere.
Period detail: The Florida Exhibit banner, 50-cent free sign text, small motorboats, and waterside fair layout support the 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair setting in the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, with handheld framing, passing heads, and fast panning that suggest a spectator filming a live water show.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white speedboat, foamy wake, Florida Exhibit signage, dock tires, spectators or performers, waterfront structures, and foreground heads.
Film character: Faded purplish color, soft focus, gate edges, scratches, and handheld blur give the 8mm scan a clear physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition into World's Fair recreation, Florida pavilion coverage, or mid-century leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows fair visitors encountering state-pavilion promotion through outdoor aquatic entertainment rather than a formal staged news view.
Research note: People and exhibit signage are visible, so copyright, trademark, location, and likeness questions should be reviewed separately for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 New York World's Fair speedboat show, Florida Exhibit home movie, Flushing Meadows fair water attraction, and 8mm fair footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows fair scenes, then broader World's Fair recreation or boat-show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A fast-moving motorboat blurs across the water beside dock tires during the fairground boat attraction. — A motorboat streaks past the waterside course.

Visitor-shot frame with heads in the foreground, a small boat on the water, and fairground structures beyond. — Spectators partially block the view of the water show.

A speedboat passes performers or staff near the Florida Exhibit banner at the 1964 Flushing Meadows fairground water attraction. — Boat show activity continues in front of the Florida Exhibit signage.

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