California USA-1961: Kentucky Marching Band Parading Down Street

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Kentucky Marching Band Parading Down Street — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1961 shows a Kentucky marching band parading down a street in California. Musicians in gold and black uniforms with tall plumed hats march in formation, playing instruments and carrying a large "KENTUCKY" banner. Spectators line the sidewalks under an overcast sky, with a tall monument visible in the background. The grainy, slightly faded color and motion blur capture the authentic feel of a mid-century home movie, offering nostalgic archival footage of a classic American parade.

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: 120766621

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: Yes

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: This 1961 8mm clip supports archival requests for mid-century American parade footage, especially documentary or educational edits needing a Kentucky marching band appearance in California.
Period detail: Visible period clues include gold-and-black marching uniforms, tall plumed hats, a street parade route, dense sidewalk spectators, and the soft color palette typical of amateur 8mm home movies from the early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the unstaged value of a spectator-shot home movie, watching the band pass across the street from a fixed curbside vantage point.
What appears in frame: The frames show a marching band in formation, a large Kentucky banner, brass and percussion players, spectators along the sidewalk, painted street markings, and a tall monument-like structure in the background.
Film character: The clip carries authentic 8mm texture through visible grain, slight fade, handheld softness, uneven exposure, and motion blur as the parade moves through the frame.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for American parade culture, school or state representation, or mid-century public celebration scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a public parade setting where uniformed musicians and banner carriers represent Kentucky before a large roadside crowd in California.
Research note: People, faces, a state-identifying banner, and audible music are present, so likeness, music, and trademark or insignia review should be handled separately from footage copyright clearance.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1961 California parade 8mm, Kentucky marching band home movie, vintage American street parade, and mid-century marching band footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1961 California parade material, and then with broader vintage marching band or American public celebration scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California 8mm frame showing a Kentucky marching band in gold-and-black uniforms moving along a parade route before seated and standing spectators. — Kentucky band marches past the crowd.

1961 California parade frame with uniformed Kentucky band members, a visible bass drum, tall plumes, and crowds watching from the sidewalk. — Band formation passes with drum section visible.

Curbside 8mm view of the Kentucky marching band continuing through a California street parade in 1961, with spectators gathered along the route. — Parade formation moves past the camera.

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