Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Day At The Zoo With Monkeys And Fountain

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

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Day At The Zoo With Monkeys And Fountain — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, New York, this vintage home movie captures a day at the zoo. The footage shows monkeys behind wire mesh enclosures, a person in a light blue shirt observing, and a lively fountain display with water jets and a large spherical structure. The final scene features a street band playing instruments under a canopy, with onlookers gathered in the evening light. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural imperfections, evoking a nostalgic 1960s Americana atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124938435

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: Yes

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 museum edits needing visitor-shot Flushing Meadows zoo and fountain material from a short 8mm home movie.
Period detail: The clip shows wire zoo enclosures, casual visitor clothing, fountain jets, and fairground-style outdoor structures consistent with the supplied 1964 Flushing Meadows metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from animals behind mesh to family or public viewing moments around the fountain.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include monkeys behind wire mesh, a viewer in a light shirt, fountain spray, a large spherical feature, walkways, trees, low buildings, and visitors near water.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, handheld framing, faded color, gate shadows, dust, and exposure shifts that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, location transition, zoo cutaway, fountain memory beat, or visual bridge within a 1960s New York sequence.
Historical context: The footage gives a small-scale public leisure view of Flushing Meadows, emphasizing zoo viewing and outdoor water features rather than official ceremony.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and audible music is flagged, so copyright review should be separated from likeness, music, and location-identification checks.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1964 Flushing Meadows 8mm home movie, New York zoo monkeys, fountain display, World's Fair era visitors, and vintage family outing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1964 Flushing Meadows footage, then New York zoo, fountain, public leisure, and 1960s home-movie themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows zoo footage showing monkeys behind wire mesh while a visitor in a light shirt stands near the enclosure. — Monkeys behind a wire enclosure during a visitor-shot zoo scene.

Faded 8mm view at Flushing Meadows showing fountain water spraying near a large spherical feature and distant outdoor structures. — Fountain spray and a large spherical feature in the park setting.

1964 Flushing Meadows fountain scene with multiple water jets, low structures, and soft handheld 8mm framing. — Water jets arc across the fountain area in a brief park cutaway.

Flushing Meadows home-movie frame showing visitors near the fountain pool, including a child-sized figure and an adult in a light shirt. — Visitors stand by the fountain pool with park buildings in the background.

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