New York City-1964: Manhattan Skyscrapers and Ornate High-Rise Building

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Manhattan Skyscrapers and Ornate High-Rise Building — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a series of high-rise buildings in New York City. The footage features a large, ornate structure with turrets and a prominent spire, followed by a view of the iconic United Nations Secretariat Building. The images exhibit classic Super 8 film grain, a distinct purple-pink color cast, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic 1960s urban atmosphere. This archival clip offers authentic period footage of mid-century NYC architecture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125499821

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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: New York City, 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 requests needing 1960s New York City architectural cutaways, especially documentary or educational edits about mid-century urban sightseeing and skyline views.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century high-rise architecture, including an ornate towered building and the United Nations Secretariat Building, consistent with the 1964 New York City metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, with brief handheld framing that records recognizable city buildings from a distance rather than staged activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an ornate multi-story building with turrets, a pointed spire, bare trees, the United Nations Secretariat Building, neighboring towers, and a hazy skyline.
Film character: The 8mm footage has visible grain, soft focus, handheld shake, edge vignetting, and a purple-pink color cast typical of aged home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short architectural insert, city-location transition, skyline cutaway, or memory beat within a 1960s New York sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents tourist-facing views of New York City buildings during the 1960s, emphasizing exterior architecture and urban scale rather than street life.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark and building identification, copyright status, and property-related use should still be reviewed by production counsel.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 New York City 8mm skyscrapers, United Nations Secretariat home movie, 1960s NYC architecture footage, and vintage Manhattan high-rise views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 New York City exteriors, then broader 1960s urban architecture and sightseeing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York City home-movie frame showing an ornate high-rise facade with turrets, roofline details, and a pointed spire in the background. — Ornate New York building with turrets and a spire, seen in soft handheld 8mm footage.

1964 New York City frame holding on an ornate multi-story building with roof turrets and a nearby pointed spire, seen through aged 8mm color. — Handheld view of a decorated building roofline and spire in New York City.

1964 New York City frame showing the United Nations Secretariat Building with a neighboring tower and hazy skyline in 8mm home-movie color. — United Nations Secretariat Building rises above surrounding Manhattan buildings.

1964 New York City home-movie frame of the United Nations Secretariat Building, adjacent high-rise, and low foreground rooftops under hazy light. — Hazy 8mm view of the United Nations Secretariat Building and nearby towers.

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