Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Two Couples Doing Tricks On Waterskis Being Pulled

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

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Two Couples Doing Tricks On Waterskis Being Pulled — Clip Details

Two couples perform synchronized water ski tricks at the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York, captured on vintage 8mm film. Dressed in bright red and blue swimwear, the skiers glide across the water while being pulled by a boat, executing coordinated stunts with red flags. The background features the iconic Florida Exhibit sign and a city skyline under a hazy sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and motion blur, evoking a nostalgic 1960s Americana atmosphere. This authentic home movie captures a moment of mid-century leisure and entertainment.

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: 124938260

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 8mm footage for productions needing a brief World's Fair-era recreation or water-ski show insert with visible spectatorship context implied by the visitor viewpoint.
Period detail: The Florida Exhibit signage, waterfront setting, swim costumes, and color 8mm look support the supplied 1964 Flushing Meadows World's Fair context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, following performers from a distance as they pass across the water rather than presenting a staged broadcast view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include four water skiers, red flags, a tow boat, spray, exhibit signage, waterfront barriers, fair structures, and a hazy distant skyline.
Film character: Soft focus, faded color, gate edges, grain, scratches, and motion blur give the scan a clear physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short action cutaway, fairground memory beat, recreation transition, or visual insert for mid-century leisure and spectacle.
Historical context: The footage shows public entertainment at the fair site, with coordinated water-ski performers staged against exhibit buildings and open water.
Research note: People and exhibit signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, venue, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1964 World's Fair water ski show, Flushing Meadows home movie, 1960s 8mm recreation footage, and vintage fair entertainment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows or World's Fair clips, then broader 1960s water sports and public entertainment scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

At the 1964 Flushing Meadows fair site, two water skiers with red flags move across the water near exhibit signage and barriers. — Two performers ski past the Florida Exhibit area with red flags raised.

Four water skiers in coordinated formation pass the World's Fair waterfront area, with signage and a small tow craft nearby. — Four skiers form a synchronized group as they cross the fairground waterway.

Two performers skim low over the water in a trick position, with a blurred boat and fair structures in the background. — The skiers dip into a low trick pose as they are pulled across the water.

Two water skiers continue along the fairground waterway, partly blurred by motion, with exhibit structures and barriers behind them. — Two skiers pass along the waterfront near fair structures and barriers.

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