Virginia USA-1958: Group Of Entertainers In Top Hats Performing On Parade Truck

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

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Group Of Entertainers In Top Hats Performing On Parade Truck — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Virginia USA in 1958 captures a group of entertainers performing on a flatbed truck during a parade. Dressed in formal attire with top hats and suits, the performers include musicians with instruments and a central figure in a black tailcoat and white pants, possibly a magician or ringmaster. A banner reading 'SAFETY SHOW' is visible behind them, suggesting a community event. The scene is shot on film with natural color and grain, showing a nostalgic, mid-century American atmosphere.

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: 120978996

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

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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: Useful for 1950s Virginia community-parade edits needing amateur 8mm footage of costumed entertainers performing from a flatbed truck.
Period detail: Top hats, tailcoats, wide trousers, a hand-lettered SAFETY SHOW banner, and parade-truck staging support a mid-century civic-event setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the crowd with slight reframing, holding on performers as they stand, gesture, and play for parade spectators.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a flatbed truck, seated spectators, top-hatted entertainers, music stands, string instruments, a loudspeaker, bunting, and a SAFETY SHOW banner.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft color, visible grain, gate-edge darkness, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, parade transition, community-event cutaway, or brief memory beat for mid-century public entertainment.
Historical context: The footage appears to show organized local performance culture around a safety-themed civic event, without identifying the event or participants.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, and music rights should be reviewed separately from film copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Virginia 8mm parade performers, top-hat entertainers on truck, safety show parade footage, and mid-century civic entertainment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then Virginia 1958 parade material, then broader 1950s community-event or entertainer footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Virginia parade footage showing a flatbed truck with seated people, costumed entertainers, bunting, and a SAFETY SHOW banner. — Performers and seated participants ride on a decorated parade truck beneath a SAFETY SHOW banner.

Costumed male entertainers in top hats stand on a Virginia parade truck, with instruments, a music stand, and a banner behind them. — Top-hatted performers gather around instruments and a music stand on the parade truck.

1958 Virginia parade scene with entertainers in top hats and formal clothing beside a caped performer on a flatbed truck. — A caped performer stands with musicians and costumed entertainers during the parade performance.

Virginia 1958 parade footage showing top-hatted entertainers on a truck, including a caped figure holding a green handkerchief. — The caped performer displays a green handkerchief while other entertainers stand nearby.

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