Flushing Meadows New York-1964: Gay Couple Walking Hand In Hand Enjoying The View

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Gay Couple Walking Hand In Hand Enjoying The View — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964 at Flushing Meadows, New York, this vintage home movie captures a couple walking hand-in-hand along a waterfront promenade. The scene unfolds with a view of the iconic 1964 World's Fair structures, including a large fountain and modernist buildings, under a hazy sky. The couple, dressed in period attire, strolls past the water, enjoying the sights of the fairgrounds. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century Americana and the cultural atmosphere of the 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: 124938450

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s New York World's Fair-era home-movie footage for documentaries needing visitor-shot views of Flushing Meadows, fountains, modernist fair structures, and a couple on a promenade.
Period detail: The scene shows mid-century clothing, 8mm color stock, waterfront railings, fountains, and fairground architecture consistent with the supplied 1964 Flushing Meadows metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the casual visitor perspective, with the camera lingering on fairground water features as a couple walks hand in hand through the foreground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a waterfront promenade, railings, fountains, modernist buildings, a tower-like structure, trees, hazy sky, and two adults passing through the view.
Film character: The clip has a soft 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, slight color shift, handheld framing, gate edges, and exposure variation across the short shot.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for 1960s New York public leisure, World's Fair visits, or waterfront fairground atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage visually places visitors within the public fairground setting, showing how spectators encountered fountains and modernist architecture from a promenade-level viewpoint.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, but copyright, location, and any identity-sensitive use should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 Flushing Meadows home movie, New York World's Fair fountain, 8mm fairground promenade, 1960s couple walking, and vintage visitor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1964 Flushing Meadows or New York World's Fair footage, then with broader 1960s public-leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Flushing Meadows fairground view with a waterfront railing, fountain spray, trees, and modernist structures in soft 8mm color. — A visitor-shot view across water toward fairground fountains and buildings.

Two adults walk hand in hand along a Flushing Meadows promenade, with fountain spray and World's Fair-era structures in the background. — A couple passes through the foreground beside the waterfront promenade.

Flushing Meadows fairground architecture and fountain spray fill the frame, seen from across a waterfront railing on 8mm film. — Fountain spray and modernist fair structures dominate the waterfront view.

A 1964 Flushing Meadows view shows fountain spray, a broad modernist building, railings, and a hazy sky in soft 8mm color. — The camera holds on the fountain and fairground building across the water.

Visually Similar Clips