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About 4,800 Fourth of July clips, and the 1960s dominate hard, holding more than the other decades combined. Summer light and a day off work made it one of the easiest holidays to film.
The footage splits between the public and the backyard: small-town parades with flags and floats and marching bands, then cookouts, sparklers, and kids on the lawn waiting for dark. California and the Midwest lead, almost all of it 8mm and 16mm.
60 archival clips matching “Fourth of July”
These reels suit patriotic and summer campaigns, Americana documentaries, and period scenes that need a real parade or a real backyard Fourth. The parade-passing wide and the sparkler shot are the dependable choices.
The 1940s and 50s lean toward the parade and the uniform, some of it still black and white. The 1960s, the clear peak, are backyard and bright. The 1970s loosen further into denim, longer hair, and bigger grills.