Flushing Meadows New York-1964: People Watch Rare Tribal Dance That Builds

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

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People Watch Rare Tribal Dance That Builds — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows New York, this archival footage captures a rare tribal dance performance. Several individuals in traditional attire, including conical hats and minimal clothing, perform in a courtyard setting with a thatched structure and tropical plants. The scene is viewed through a frame, suggesting a spectator's perspective, with a person in a blue shirt visible in the foreground. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of vintage home movies, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a cultural display at the 1964 World's Fair.

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: 124938388

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: 1960s visitor-shot fair footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief view of a staged cultural dance performance at Flushing Meadows.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm-era color, tropical exhibit plantings, conical hats, and spectator framing consistent with the supplied 1964 World's Fair metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from behind foreground posts and a seated spectator, giving the clip the value of an attendee's partial, unstaged viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dancers, conical hats, minimal traditional attire, a courtyard, tropical plants, a thatched roof edge, foreground posts, and spectators.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, saturated color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cultural-exhibit cutaway, spectator-view transition, or memory beat within a 1960s fair sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually situates a public performance within a curated fair or exhibit setting, with visitors watching performers in a built environment.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and cultural-context review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and source-license checks.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1964 Flushing Meadows fair home movie, 8mm cultural performance, World's Fair dance exhibit, and visitors watching dancers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel fair footage, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows material, then broader visitor-shot cultural performance scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows 8mm frame with a caged large animal in the foreground and performers gathered across a courtyard. — A foreground cage and posts partially frame dancers and onlookers in the courtyard.

1964 Flushing Meadows frame showing performers in conical hats near a courtyard wall, watched from a partly obstructed visitor viewpoint. — Performers gather near a wall while the camera looks past foreground posts.

Visitor-shot 1964 Flushing Meadows frame with dancers in traditional attire and a seated spectator in blue partly blocking the view. — A seated spectator anchors the foreground as performers move in the courtyard.

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie frame of performers and spectators in a tropical-styled courtyard, partly obscured by dark foreground posts. — The camera holds on the performance area from behind foreground posts and foliage.

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