Virginia USA-1958: Brass Band On Parade Float Take A Break Between Hits

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Brass Band On Parade Float Take A Break Between Hits — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Virginia USA in 1958 captures a brass band performing on a parade float. Musicians in formal suits and top hats play trombone, violin, and other instruments, with one man in a long black cape standing prominently. The scene unfolds on a wooden platform with a partially visible banner reading 'SAFETY SHOW' in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, authentic mid-century American parade atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120978953

Rights & Clearance

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: 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Virginia, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Virginia parade or community entertainment sequences needing real 8mm footage of costumed musicians on a float.
Period detail: The formal suits, top hats, painted banner, brass instruments, and wooden parade platform support a late-1950s civic-event setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the crowd as performers pause, talk, and reposition between musical moments rather than presenting a staged portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include top-hatted musicians, trombone, music stands, seated string players, a wooden float platform, yellow-green bunting, and a partial safety-show banner.
Film character: The scan shows warm 8mm color, soft focus, gate shadowing, handheld framing, and mild blur that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, parade cutaway, music-performance beat, or transition within a mid-century civic celebration sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects a public community parade or show where dressed performers presented music from a decorated float.
Research note: People, readable banner text, and audible music require review for likeness, music rights, and contextual identification separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Researchers may match this to searches for 1958 Virginia 8mm parade band, brass musicians on float, civic safety show, or mid-century home-movie parade footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Virginia 1958 parade footage, then other mid-century community music or float scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Virginia 8mm frame showing formally dressed musicians on a parade float beneath a partially visible safety-show banner. — Musicians in top hats and formalwear stand on a decorated parade float with music stands in front.

1958 Virginia parade footage frame with standing performers, trombones, music stands, and a banner partly obscured behind them. — Standing band members gather around trombones and music stands on the parade float.

1958 Virginia home-movie frame of performers pausing on a parade float, with trombone, music stand, and seated players visible. — A trombone player stands beside another performer as seated musicians wait behind them.

1958 Virginia 8mm frame showing seated string players and standing band members on a decorated parade float. — Seated and standing musicians appear together on the float, with instruments and banner lettering behind them.

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