Worlds Fair New York City-1964: Peoples Entertaining And Free Walking In A Park

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Year1964
Decade1960s
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Peoples Entertaining And Free Walking In A Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a vibrant scene from the World's Fair in New York City. The footage features a distinctive purple color cast, likely from film stock or lighting, with blurred figures enjoying the fairgrounds. Early frames show a structure with red lights and power lines, followed by views of trees and foliage. The final frames reveal a water feature with people walking nearby, their forms softened by motion and the film's grain. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century public entertainment and leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127718324

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 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

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 public leisure or World's Fair-era atmosphere where an editor needs brief visitor-shot park and water-feature material.
Period detail: The clip may show a fairground or park setting with mid-century home-movie color, red-lit structure details, trees, and a water feature.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal visitor viewpoint, with handheld glimpses of people moving through an outdoor public space.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red-lit structure, power lines, trees, foliage, a water surface or fountain area, and blurred pedestrians.
Film character: The 8mm image has pronounced grain, soft focus, purple color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld motion typical of scanned amateur film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transitional memory beat, or cutaway for public recreation and fairground atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage suggests a crowded outdoor entertainment setting, but the frames do not clearly identify a specific landmark or event.
Research note: People are visible but not clearly identifiable, so likeness review may still be needed separate from copyright or footage licensing.
Research search match: Search match for 1960s 8mm home movie, New York World's Fair park, public fountain, fairground visitors, and outdoor leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then with confirmed 1964 New York World's Fair footage, then with public park and fountain scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Purple-tinted 8mm frame showing a blurred structure with red lights, vertical lines, and nearby trees. — Blurred fairground-like structure with red lights and trees.

Soft purple-tinted frame of trees and foliage, with a low structure partly obscured in the background. — Trees obscure a low structure in a purple-tinted outdoor view.

Soft 8mm frame with trees, a pale water-spray or bright ground area, and a structure partly visible behind foliage. — Foliage and a pale water-feature area near a partially hidden structure.

Purple-tinted home-movie frame with a blurred person beside rippled water or a fountain surface. — A blurred visitor passes near rippled water or a fountain.

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