New York City-1964: Unisphere And Fountain 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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Unisphere And Fountain At World's Fair — Clip Details

Aerial views of the iconic Unisphere at the 1964 New York World's Fair, captured on 8mm film. The massive steel globe structure dominates the frame, surrounded by a circular fountain with water jets. Visitors stroll along pathways, and the surrounding fairgrounds feature colorful pavilions and landscaping. The footage shows the vibrant atmosphere of the 1960s world's fair, with a distinct vintage color palette and film grain characteristic of home movie footage from the era.

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: 125499990

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or museum edits needing visitor-shot aerial views of the Unisphere and fountain at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Period detail: The steel globe, circular fountain, fairground paths, and pavilion-like structures support the 1964 World's Fair setting identified in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor's elevated home-movie view, observing the landmark, fountain action, and crowds without staged presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Unisphere, circular reflecting pool, fountain jets, walkways, small groups of visitors, landscaping, and fairground buildings.
Film character: The 8mm color image shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a handheld or amateur framing quality typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, transition beat, or nostalgic cutaway for World's Fair, New York, or mid-century public spectacle sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows a public fairground landmark surrounded by water features and visitors, giving social context through scale, movement, and outdoor leisure activity.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright status should be evaluated separately from likeness, location, and any event-related reuse considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 8mm 1960s New York World's Fair footage, Unisphere fountain home movies, and vintage fairground visitor views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1964 New York World's Fair views, then broader 1960s landmark and public-event material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Elevated 1964 New York World's Fair view of the Unisphere over fountain jets, with visitors and fairground buildings in the background. — The Unisphere rises above fountain jets and fairground paths at the World's Fair.

Aerial-style 8mm view of the Unisphere at the 1964 New York World's Fair, with fountain spray and visitors along the paths. — Visitors gather around the Unisphere and its surrounding fountain basin.

The Unisphere dominates the frame above the circular fountain, with 1964 fairground paths, visitors, and structures visible beyond. — The globe structure fills the frame as water jets rise below it.

Closer 8mm view of the Unisphere fountain basin at the 1964 New York World's Fair, emphasizing water jets, pool edge, and nearby visitors. — The shot moves toward the fountain basin, showing water spray and paths below.

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