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Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Sight Seeing

  • Year1964
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationFlushing Meadows, New York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1964 New York
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Sight Seeing — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the iconic architecture of Flushing Meadows, New York, during the World's Fair. The footage reveals traditional Chinese-style buildings with red pillars and ornate, colorful eaves, partially framed by lush green trees. The camera pans across the structures, offering a nostalgic glimpse of the fair's international pavilions. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, characteristic of amateur 1960s home movie footage. This archival clip evokes the spirit of mid-century Americana and global cultural exchange.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124938323

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Flushing Meadows, New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • fun time in the sun
  • sight
  • industrial
  • worlds FAIR new york
  • 1964
  • 1964 World's Fair
  • Flushing Meadows
  • Chinese pavilion
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • 1960s archival footage
  • New York World's Fair
  • international pavilions
  • retro film
  • old film footage
  • historical footage
  • 1960s nostalgia
  • documentary footage
  • vintage film
  • 8mm home movie
  • classic film
  • archival footage
  • cultural exchange
  • mid-century America
  • retro home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s 8mm visitor-shot footage useful for documentary or educational sequences on the 1964 New York World's Fair and public sightseeing at Flushing Meadows.

Still Frames From This Clip

Red columns and patterned eaves partly obscured by leafy branches.

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