Flushing Meadows New York-1964: A Scenery Of Trees Then Cuts To A The Street

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

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A Scenery Of Trees Then Cuts To A The Street — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage footage captures a sun-drenched scene at Flushing Meadows, New York. The clip opens with a view through lush green trees, revealing people strolling in a park-like setting with modernist architecture. The camera then cuts to a bustling street where visitors walk past a large white monument featuring an eagle emblem, likely part of the 1964 World's Fair. People wear period-appropriate clothing, including hats and light jackets, under bright daylight. The film exhibits natural grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century urban life and public spaces.

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: 124938348

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s editorial or documentary requests for visitor-shot New York World's Fair public-space atmosphere and mid-century urban park scenes.
Period detail: Visible clues include 1960s dress, a modernist fairground-like concourse, tree-shaded walkways, and a large eagle-emblem sign or panel.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor perspective, observing people walking, pausing, and looking around from a distance rather than performing for camera.
What appears in frame: The frames show leafy trees, shaded paths, pedestrians, a raised modern structure, a broad paved plaza, and a white panel with an eagle emblem.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, bright daylight exposure, handheld framing, and slight motion blur consistent with amateur home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for 1960s New York public life and fairground visitation.
Historical context: The clip visually places ordinary visitors within a large planned public attraction or civic space, emphasizing leisure, movement, and mid-century design.
Research note: People and a visible emblem or logo require review for likeness, trademark, and location context; copyright status and reuse permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 Flushing Meadows 8mm footage, New York World's Fair visitors, 1960s fairground plaza, and vintage home movie trees.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel fairground shots, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows views, then broader 1960s public-space and visitor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows scene viewed through dense trees, with pedestrians near a low modern structure. — Visitors move through a shaded public area beneath leafy trees.

Tree-framed Flushing Meadows view with small groups of visitors near modern fairground architecture. — A handheld view catches visitors passing through the tree-lined grounds.

1964 Flushing Meadows plaza with visitors near a large white sign or panel featuring an eagle emblem. — Visitors gather and walk across a bright plaza near an eagle-emblem panel.

Flushing Meadows fairground plaza with scattered visitors, a large eagle-emblem panel, and a shadowed modern structure. — Scattered visitors cross the plaza while others pause near the emblem panel.

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