Spokane-1974: World's Fair Expo Exterior Flags And Fountain

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationSpokane, Washington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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World's Fair Expo Exterior Flags And Fountain — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this clip captures the Spokane World's Fair (Expo '74) with vibrant, saturated colors and classic Super 8 grain. The footage opens on an exterior view of international flags waving against a deep blue sky, with a hotel sign visible in the background. A prominent sign for 'expo '74 World's Fair' appears on a crane structure. The sequence concludes with a striking view of a modern fountain in front of a geodesic dome, showcasing the fair's futuristic architecture and design. This authentic home movie footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into a historic event.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Wide shotExterior
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: 125631470

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1974 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Spokane, Washington, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s documentary or educational requests needing brief Expo '74 Spokane World's Fair exterior atmosphere and architecture.
Period detail: Visible clues include the Expo '74 World's Fair sign, bright international-fair graphics, a crane-like structure, and modernist dome-and-fountain design.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, favoring quick exterior views of fair signage and landmark design rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: The frames show an Expo '74 World's Fair sign, blue sky, structural rails, a geodesic dome, trees, and a sculptural fountain.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated blue skies, visible grain, slight softness, and contact-sheet exposure shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, transition beat, or cutaway for Spokane, Expo '74, or 1970s fair architecture.
Historical context: The imagery places the viewer among public-facing fair structures and signage, emphasizing civic spectacle and futuristic design language.
Research note: The Expo '74 sign and fair graphics are visible, so trademark, copyright, and event-identification review may be needed despite no visible people.
Research search match: Searches for 1974 Spokane Expo World's Fair 8mm footage, Expo '74 sign, World's Fair fountain, or 1970s fair architecture may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Expo '74 material, then Spokane 1974 exteriors, then other World's Fair, civic landmark, or 1970s travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Spokane Expo '74 World's Fair sign on an elevated structure, filmed against a saturated blue sky in 1974 home-movie footage. — Expo '74 World's Fair sign on an elevated fair structure.

A closer visitor-shot view of the Expo '74 World's Fair sign and cube graphic on a raised structure in Spokane. — World's Fair signage and graphic mark appear on an elevated structure.

Expo '74 World's Fair signage remains centered, with rails and structural supports visible against the bright Spokane sky. — Expo '74 sign framed from below with fair structure details.

Modern sculptural fountain stands before a geodesic dome and trees at the Spokane Expo '74 fairgrounds. — Modern fountain and geodesic dome architecture at Expo '74.

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