New York City-1964: Fountain Splashing Water Behind White Building With Tower

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

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Fountain Splashing Water Behind White Building With Tower — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched fountain with water jets soaring high against a blue sky. The footage, marked by classic Super 8 grain and a warm, slightly faded color palette, shows a large white building with a distinctive tower partially obscured by lush green trees. The scene evokes a nostalgic, mid-century American park atmosphere, with the fountain's splashing water creating a dynamic focal point. This archival clip offers authentic retro footage for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125500054

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 1960s New York City archival requests needing brief visitor-shot views of fountain spray, park trees, and a civic-looking towered building.
Period detail: The color 8mm look, summer light, and metadata-supported 1964 New York setting place the scene in a mid-century urban park or plaza context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a casual visitor viewpoint, lingering on water jets and then the partly hidden tower rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall fountain spray, blue sky, a curved brown railing or bridge edge, leafy trees, deep shadows, and a white columned tower.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short New York cutaway, a park transition, or a memory beat between wider city or landmark material.
Historical context: The footage shows public leisure-space scenery in New York City without visible crowds, emphasizing water, architecture, and greenery over street activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but the building and location identity should be checked separately for property and contextual use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 New York City 8mm fountain footage, vintage urban park water jets, and home-movie tower building cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1964 New York City landmark or park footage, then broader vintage fountain and urban greenery scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York City 8mm frame with tall fountain jets behind a curved brown railing and hazy blue sky. — Fountain spray rises behind a curved railing in bright daylight.

Tall fountain water jets dominate this 1964 New York City home-movie frame, with a washed blue sky and heavy film borders. — Water jets fill the frame in a soft, faded 8mm view.

A soft 1964 New York City 8mm view of fountain spray and mist, with water plumes crossing a pale blue background. — Mist and fountain plumes soften the view across the frame.

A white columned tower in New York City appears through leafy trees in a 1964 8mm home-movie frame. — A white tower with columns is partially obscured by sunlit trees.

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