Worlds Fair New York City-1964: Cameraman Scanning Tri-Arc Area At Night

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Year1964
Decade1960s
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Cameraman Scanning Tri-Arc Area At Night — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a nighttime view of the World's Fair in New York City. The camera pans across the dark landscape, focusing on illuminated signs including a prominent red 'tri-arc 335' display. Blurry lights and lens flares create a dreamy, nostalgic atmosphere, with scattered red and white lights dotting the darkness. The shaky, handheld footage evokes the authentic feel of a personal memory from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127718573

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: 1960s 8mm nighttime fairground footage for productions needing an atmospheric urban event insert, transition, or memory beat.
Period detail: The illuminated Tri-Arc signage and nighttime fair lighting may show a visitor area associated with the 1964 New York World's Fair, as supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, with the camera scanning bright signs and scattered lights from a dark public setting rather than staging a composed view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red Tri-Arc 335 signs, bright marquee-like panels, scattered red and white lights, dark building masses, windows, and heavy surrounding darkness.
Film character: The 8mm material shows soft focus, deep underexposure, grain, gate jitter, and handheld motion that give the nighttime lights a period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief nighttime cutaway, scene transition, fairground atmosphere insert, or reflective memory beat within a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests a public entertainment or exposition setting after dark, with electric signage standing out against an otherwise minimally visible landscape.
Research note: Brand or sign text is visible and should be reviewed for trademark or contextual use; no people are visible, but copyright and property considerations remain separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm World's Fair night signs, New York fairground lights, Tri-Arc sign footage, and vintage home movie night panorama.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel World's Fair material, then with 1964 New York fair footage, then with broader 1960s nighttime signage or fairground atmosphere.

Still Frames From This Clip

Nighttime 8mm frame showing a red Tri-Arc 335 sign against a dark fairground or urban setting, with small lights below. — A glowing Tri-Arc 335 sign stands out against the dark nighttime scene.

The camera catches part of a red Tri-Arc 335 sign at night, with blurred red and white points of light across the darkness. — A partial illuminated Tri-Arc sign appears as the handheld camera scans the night.

Nighttime frame with bright horizontal panels at left, scattered red lights below, and dark building shapes in the background. — Bright stacked light panels and small red lights punctuate the dark view.

A dim 8mm nighttime frame shows a dark structure with small illuminated windows and scattered lights in the distance. — Small lit windows and distant lights remain visible as the scene falls into darkness.

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