New York City-1964: People Viewing International Flags And A Large Building Complex

$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
LocationNew York City, 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.

People Viewing International Flags And A Large Building... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a hazy, purple-tinted view of New York City. The clip opens with a distant, unfocused shot of a large white building complex, possibly a convention center or exhibition hall, surrounded by smaller structures. The scene transitions to a bustling outdoor area where people gather near a railing, observing a display of colorful international flags. A person in a light-colored shirt stands in the foreground, gazing at the flags. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera movement, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of mid-century urban life.

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: 125499946

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: 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s New York City archive requests needing visitor-shot views of an exhibition or public venue with international flags and urban crowd atmosphere.
Period detail: The 1964 date, 8mm format, international flag display, mid-century streetlamps, railings, and distant modern building complex suggest a public fair or exhibition setting, though the exact site is not confirmed here.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a visitor's home movie, holding unsteadily on a distant venue and then turning toward people pausing at a railing to look at flags.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a large pale building complex, smaller foreground structures, hazy skyline, waterfront-style railing, rows of international flags, curved streetlamps, and visitors seen from behind.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, purple-magenta color shift, soft focus, haze, and slight handheld drift that give the scan a distinct mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for New York public spaces, international displays, or 1960s leisure travel.
Historical context: The footage shows a public outdoor viewing area where visitors appear to be observing flags and a large venue, reflecting urban tourism or civic display without confirming a specific event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately from the home-movie source.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1964 New York City 8mm footage, international flags at public exhibition, visitors at railing, large white building complex, or vintage home movie urban venue.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1964 New York City material, and then with broader themes of public exhibitions, flags, visitors, and mid-century urban travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York City home-movie frame showing a soft, purple-tinted distant view of a large pale building complex and smaller structures in front. — A distant, unfocused view of a large building complex through hazy 8mm film.

Soft 1964 New York City frame with a large light-colored venue-like building seen in the distance through grain and haze. — The camera holds on the distant pale building and surrounding structures.

Purple-tinted 8mm frame of a distant New York City building complex, with low foreground structures and heavy film grain. — A repeated distant view of the building complex, softened by haze and film grain.

1964 New York City home-movie frame showing visitors near a railing, with rows of international flags and curved streetlamps in view. — Visitors look toward rows of international flags from an outdoor railing.

Visually Similar Clips