Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Monkeys Sitting In A Cage Looking At Camera

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

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Monkeys Sitting In A Cage Looking At Camera — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, New York, this vintage home movie captures a group of monkeys sitting inside a wire mesh cage at what appears to be the World's Fair. The footage, viewed through the grid of the enclosure, shows the primates in a calm, seated posture, with one monkey turning its head toward the camera. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a strong sense of nostalgia. In the background, a person in a light-colored shirt is briefly visible, adding context to the zoo-like setting. This archival clip offers a candid glimpse into mid-century animal exhibits and public entertainment.

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: 124938431

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: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot animal exhibit footage from Flushing Meadows, New York.
Period detail: The wire-mesh enclosure, faded color, and visitor vantage may show a mid-century public animal display connected to the 1964 Flushing Meadows setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of an unstaged home-movie pause, with the camera observing monkeys behind fencing as a visitor passes in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated monkeys, wire mesh, metal cage framing, brick walls, enclosure ledges, and a distant person in a light shirt.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, and slight handheld framing that give the shot physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat about public attractions, animal displays, or 1960s leisure spaces.
Historical context: The footage reflects a visitor perspective on captive animals in a public setting, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact exhibit or institution.
Research note: People and animal enclosures are visible, so copyright, likeness, location, and exhibit-context review may still be needed for some uses.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 Flushing Meadows monkeys in cage, 8mm zoo animal exhibit, 1960s home movie wildlife display, and World's Fair-era animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows material, then broader 1960s zoo, cage, animal exhibit, or visitor-shot attraction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows home-movie frame showing monkeys seated behind a wire-mesh enclosure with brick walls and metal bars. — Monkeys sit close together behind the cage mesh as the camera looks in from outside the enclosure.

Monkeys in a wire enclosure at Flushing Meadows in 1964, with a distant person in a light shirt visible beyond the cage. — The monkeys remain seated behind the mesh while a background visitor or attendant is partly visible.

1964 8mm frame of monkeys seated along a cage ledge, filmed through wire mesh in a Flushing Meadows animal display setting. — A wider view shows more of the enclosure, with monkeys lined along the front ledge.

Final 1964 Flushing Meadows frame showing monkeys behind cage mesh, with brick structure and enclosure hardware visible. — The camera holds on the enclosure as several monkeys face forward or turn slightly behind the mesh.

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