Worlds Fair New York City-1964: New York State Sign with Dots on Blue Background

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Year1964
Decade1960s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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New York State Sign with Dots on Blue Background — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film at the 1964 World's Fair in New York City, this clip features a vibrant blue sign with a white silhouette of New York State filled with colorful dots. The camera pans across the sign, revealing its bold graphic design and the text 'NEW YORK STATE' against a purple backdrop. The footage captures the retro aesthetic of mid-century Americana with visible film grain and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of the fair's promotional displays.

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: 127718195

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: 1964 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 for 1960s World's Fair or mid-century public-exhibit sequences needing a brief visitor-shot view of a New York State graphic sign.
Period detail: The bold blue field, white state silhouette, colored dot pattern, and visible NEW YORK STATE lettering support a 1960s fairground display context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, with the camera drifting across signage rather than presenting a staged or official view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue sign panel, white New York State outline, colored circular dots, partial NEW YORK STATE text, dark film borders, and fair structure glimpses.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and dark frame edges that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, location identifier, transition beat, or graphic detail within a 1964 World's Fair sequence.
Historical context: The sign appears to situate New York State within a public exposition setting through bold civic graphics and color-coded display design.
Research note: Review the visible New York State sign artwork and lettering for copyright or trademark issues; no people are visible, so likeness concerns appear minimal.
Research search match: Matches searches for 8mm 1960s World's Fair signage, New York State display graphics, blue civic sign, and visitor-shot fairground details.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1964 New York World's Fair material, then broader 1960s civic signage or exposition design footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Visitor-shot 8mm frame of a blue 1964 World's Fair sign showing a white New York State silhouette with multicolored dot graphics. — Blue sign detail with New York State outline and colored dot pattern.

Blue 1964 World's Fair display sign with a white New York State shape, colored dot pattern, and partial NEW YORK STATE lettering. — Partial NEW YORK STATE text beneath the dotted state graphic.

Soft 8mm frame showing the edge of the blue sign and blurred fairground structure below, with strong vertical film borders. — Blurred transition past the sign toward structural elements below.

Soft 8mm frame near the lower sign area, with blurred circular forms, pale structural surfaces, and a blue-purple color cast. — Blurred lower fairground detail beneath the sign display.

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