San Diego California USA-1961: Ted Fio Rito And His Band Banner On Two-Level Building

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Ted Fio Rito And His Band Banner On Two-Level Building — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1961 in San Diego, California, shows a two-level building with blue upper walls and brown lower walls. A prominent yellow banner on the building reads 'TED FIO RITO AND HIS BAND' in bold black letters. The scene is framed by tree branches and a palm tree in the foreground, with white-trimmed windows visible on the building. The film has a soft focus and characteristic color shifts typical of 8mm home movies from the early 1960s, capturing a nostalgic moment of a musician's venue.

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: 120812944

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: 1961 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: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1961 8mm clip supports archival requests for early 1960s San Diego exterior venue signage, musician billing, or visitor-shot commercial streetscape inserts.
Period detail: The visible blue-and-brown two-level building, white-trimmed windows, palm tree, and painted yellow band banner provide period clues consistent with the supplied 1961 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld view feels like a passerby or visitor pausing to record an exterior sign rather than a staged documentation of the building.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the yellow Ted Fio Rito and His Band banner, blue upper facade, brown lower walls, white window frames, overhanging tree branches, and a palm tree in front of the building.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, muted shifted color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give it recognizable early 1960s amateur-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location-establishing insert, or transitional memory beat for a story involving midcentury entertainment venues or band appearances.
Historical context: The clip visually documents public-facing entertainment signage on a modest two-level building, but it does not by itself confirm the venue name, event date, or performance details beyond the visible banner and supplied metadata.
Research note: Human review should consider the visible musician-name banner as a rights and identification issue, while noting that no people or audible music are visible or indicated in this excerpt.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 San Diego 8mm band banner, Ted Fio Rito and His Band sign, early 1960s hotel or venue exterior, and vintage home movie entertainment signage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with other 1961 San Diego exteriors, and then with broader midcentury music, hotel, or venue-signage footage.

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