Worlds Fair Seattle-1974: USSR Pavilion With Sculptural Sign And Visitors Walking

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Year1974
Decade1970s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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USSR Pavilion With Sculptural Sign And Visitors Walking — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film at the 1974 World's Fair in Seattle, this clip captures a striking Soviet Union pavilion with a large, metallic USSR sign and sculptural relief against a deep blue sky. The scene shifts to a courtyard where two people walk toward the camera, one in a bright yellow shirt, passing a statue of a figure with a raised arm. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation.

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: 125632472

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1970s 8mm footage for edits needing World's Fair visitor views, Soviet pavilion architecture, or Cold War-era exhibition atmosphere.
Period detail: The metallic USSR lettering, sculptural relief, modernist walls, saturated color, and visitor clothing support a 1970s fairground setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from a pavilion sign to people casually walking through a public courtyard.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a metallic USSR sign, sculptural relief, deep blue sky, modern building walls, a raised-arm statue, visitors, shrubs, and a walkway.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, saturated reversal color, mild softness, and handheld framing that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for World's Fair, Soviet exhibition, or public memory sequences.
Historical context: The scene appears to place Soviet-themed exhibition imagery within a public fair or museum-like outdoor setting with visitors nearby.
Research note: People and USSR signage are visible, so likeness, trademark or emblem context, and location identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Searches this may answer include 1970s 8mm World's Fair USSR pavilion, Soviet exhibition sign, Seattle fair visitors, and vintage home movie statue courtyard.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Seattle or 1974 World's Fair material, then broader Cold War exhibition or public fair footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 World's Fair footage showing a metallic USSR pavilion sign with sculptural relief under a saturated blue sky. — Close view of the USSR pavilion sign and sculptural facade.

Angled 8mm frame of the USSR pavilion exterior, with raised lettering and sculptural metalwork visible against the sky. — The USSR lettering and sculptural exterior fill the frame.

Visitors at the World's Fair walk toward the camera in a courtyard beside a raised-arm statue and modern building walls. — Visitors pass through a courtyard near a raised-arm statue.

End frame showing visitors walking through a fair courtyard, with a dark statue, pale walls, shrubs, and blue sky behind them. — Visitors continue past the statue and pavilion courtyard.

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