Virginia USA-1958: Parade Float with Men in Costumes and Safety Banner

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationVirginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Virginia

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Parade Float with Men in Costumes and Safety Banner — Clip Details

Vintage 1958 Super 8 footage from Virginia, USA, shows a handmade parade float on a flatbed truck carrying seven men in period costumes. Several men wear black top hats and capes, resembling magicians or performers, while others sit in the back. A large banner reads 'SAFETY SHOW' above green and yellow ribbons. The float moves slowly through an industrial area, with a piano and loudspeakers visible. The film exhibits classic 8mm grain and color fading, capturing a nostalgic community event.

Licensing & Technical Details

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: 120978989

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: No
Audible music: Yes

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 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 (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: Virginia, 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: 1950s Virginia home-movie footage useful for documentary requests around local parades, community safety programs, amateur floats, and costumed civic performers.
Period detail: The flatbed truck float, top hats, capes, loudspeaker horn, hand-painted banner, and faded color stock may show mid-century community-event styling.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from the roadside as the float passes, preserving an informal spectator view of men riding and standing on a handmade parade platform.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a flatbed truck, seated men, top-hatted performers, black capes, a SAFETY SHOW banner, ribbons, loudspeaker horn, piano, and industrial-looking background structures.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and contact-sheet framing that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for community parades, workplace safety events, amateur performance, or mid-century small-town spectacle.
Historical context: The scene suggests a local civic or industrial safety-themed parade float, though the exact organization, route, and event should be verified before making specific claims.
Research note: People and faces are visible, audible music is flagged, and the banner text is readable, so likeness, music, and event-identification review may be needed separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Search matches include 1958 Virginia parade float, 1950s home movie safety show, men in top hats on flatbed truck, amateur civic parade footage, and Super 8 community event.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Virginia 1958 community footage, and finally with mid-century parade, safety education, or amateur performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Virginia home-movie frame showing a decorated flatbed float with seated men, ribbons, a loudspeaker, and a caped performer standing nearby. — A decorated flatbed float carries seated men and a caped performer beneath a SAFETY SHOW banner.

1958 Virginia frame of a moving parade float with costumed men, a hand-painted SAFETY SHOW banner, ribbons, and loudspeaker equipment. — The handmade float rolls past with costumed men seated under the safety-themed banner.

1958 Virginia home-movie frame showing two top-hatted men on a decorated safety-show float with seated participants behind them. — Top-hatted performers stand on the float while other men sit beneath the banner.

1958 Virginia frame of a safety-show parade float with seated men, caped top-hatted performers, ribbons, and a visible truck chassis. — The float continues past the camera with performers standing near the front and seated men behind them.

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