New York City-1964: Statue Of Liberty And Unisphere At World's Fair

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

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Statue Of Liberty And Unisphere At World's Fair — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the Statue of Liberty silhouetted against a purple-hued sky, followed by views of the iconic Unisphere at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows classic mid-century architecture and a distant building with a large sign, evoking a nostalgic 1960s New York City atmosphere. The handheld camera movement and film grain add authentic archival charm, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

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: 125499940

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: 1960s New York City home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts needing Statue of Liberty and World's Fair-era Unisphere views.
Period detail: The Statue of Liberty silhouette and Unisphere views support the 1964 New York setting noted in the source metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor-shot perspective, briefly scanning distant landmarks from public vantage points rather than staging a formal record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Statue of Liberty, the Unisphere, distant fairground buildings, rooflines, sky, trees, and soft 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has 8mm grain, purple color fading, soft focus, exposure variation, and slight handheld instability consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short landmark insert, transition, establishing cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century New York material.
Historical context: The frames place familiar New York landmarks within a 1960s visitor-film context, with the Unisphere tying the view to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park metadata.
Research note: No people, faces, or audible music are indicated, but landmark, site, copyright, and any property-use questions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 New York 8mm home movie, Statue of Liberty silhouette, Unisphere World's Fair footage, and Flushing Meadows archival film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1964 New York or World's Fair material, then with broader landmark travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York City 8mm frame showing the Statue of Liberty in silhouette with dark foreground and faded color. — The Statue of Liberty appears as a dark silhouette against a color-faded sky.

1964 New York City 8mm frame showing the Unisphere at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park beyond rooflines. — The Unisphere is visible beyond low structures and roof shapes.

1964 New York City 8mm frame with the Unisphere centered above dark rooflines and fairground structures. — The camera holds on the Unisphere from a distant visitor viewpoint.

1964 New York City 8mm frame showing distant World's Fair-era buildings and rooftops near Flushing Meadows. — A distant building and layered rooflines close the brief landmark sequence.

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