Worlds Fair Seattle-1974: Statue with Upraised Arm at World's Fair

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Statue with Upraised Arm at World's Fair — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures the World's Fair in Seattle. The clip features a prominent statue of a figure with an upraised arm, set against a modern white building under a deep blue sky. Visitors in period clothing, including a man in a bright yellow shirt, gather near the monument. A close-up reveals a concrete wall with the engraved text 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' and the U.S. seal, with small planters in the foreground. 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: 125632477

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: 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 U.S. world’s fair or public-exposition projects needing visitor-shot exterior views of national pavilion signage, sculpture, and period crowds.
Period detail: The bright clothing, 8mm color, modern white pavilion architecture, and World’s Fair Seattle metadata place the scene in a 1974 visitor setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a casual visitor perspective, shifting from a raised-arm statue and bystanders to a closer view of the United States wall sign.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a raised-arm statue, white modern building walls, deep blue sky, visitors, a yellow shirt, U.S. seal, engraved country name, and planters.
Film character: The footage carries saturated 8mm color, soft grain, high-contrast daylight exposure, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short establishing insert, country-pavilion cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a 1970s exposition sequence.
Historical context: The frames show a public fairground-style exterior where visitors move around a national display area, with the United States sign prominently visible.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and the U.S. seal and country identification appear; review likeness, signage, and venue/property context separately from film copyright.
Research search match: Search matches include 1974 8mm Seattle World’s Fair home movie, United States pavilion sign, raised-arm statue, public exposition visitors, and vintage fairground exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1974 Seattle fair or United States pavilion views, then broader 1970s exposition and landmark visitor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 8mm view of a raised-arm statue outside a white fair building, with visitors standing nearby under a deep blue sky. — Visitors stand near a raised-arm statue outside a white pavilion-like building.

1974 fairground exterior with a raised-arm statue, visitors in period clothing, and white modern pavilion architecture. — A man in a yellow shirt stands near the statue and other visitors outside the building.

Close 1974 8mm view of a concrete wall marked United States of America, with U.S. seal, planters, and partial pavilion structure above. — The United States of America wall and seal appear below a shaded pavilion structure.

1974 8mm frame showing the United States of America wall inscription, U.S. seal, planters, and fair pavilion structure. — A concrete wall identifies the United States of America, with planters lined along the base.

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