Worlds Fair New York City-1964: Images Of A Social Event Such As A March Or

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Year1964
Decade1960s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Images Of A Social Event Such As A March Or — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this grainy, blue-tinted footage captures a mysterious nighttime scene at the World's Fair in New York City. Silhouetted figures move through darkness under intense blue lighting, creating an eerie, atmospheric mood. The low-light conditions and film grain suggest a candid home movie moment, possibly from a late-night event or performance. The footage evokes a sense of nostalgia and urban mystery from the mid-1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127718526

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 requests needing 1960s archival home-movie footage of a dim nighttime social gathering or event atmosphere for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The metadata supports a 1964 8mm source, while the frames themselves mainly show low-light figures and blue illumination without identifiable landmarks or dated signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a candid visitor-shot feel, with people glimpsed in partial silhouette rather than posed or formally staged for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark silhouettes, a blue-lit shoulder or back, shadowed legs, a bright sleeve at frame edge, heavy darkness, and a contact-sheet crop line.
Film character: The 8mm image carries dense grain, underexposed shadows, blue color cast, and handheld framing that give it a strong physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for nighttime crowd movement, uncertainty, or an atmospheric 1960s event passage.
Historical context: The footage may show a nighttime social event or gathering, but the frames do not confirm a march, protest, fair landmark, or specific public ceremony.
Research note: People are visible in silhouette or partial view, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, private property, children, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Researchers might find this under 1964 8mm home movie, blue-tinted nighttime crowd, 1960s social event footage, or New York World's Fair-related home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with verified 1964 New York World's Fair material, then with broader 1960s nighttime crowd or event footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Underexposed 8mm frame with a blue-lit partial figure close to the camera and surrounding darkness. — A blue-lit figure fills the left side of the frame in deep shadow.

Dim 8mm frame showing indistinct people or legs in a blue-toned nighttime setting. — Shadowed figures appear in a blue-tinted low-light scene.

Nearly black underexposed 8mm frame with faint shapes and minimal readable scene detail. — The scene drops into near darkness with only faint forms visible.

Underexposed 8mm frame with a partial person at the right edge and blue-lit darkness around them. — A partial figure with a bright sleeve appears at the edge of the dark frame.

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