Virginia USA-1958: Musicians Performing in Period Costumes

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

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Musicians Performing in Period Costumes — Clip Details

Vintage 1958 home movie footage from Virginia USA shows a lively band performing at a festival. Musicians in distinctive costumes, including black top hats and patterned jackets, play instruments such as a harmonica and a small stringed instrument. A prominent white banner with blue lettering reads "DR. YETFA'S" above the performers. The scene captures a nostalgic, candid moment with natural lighting and the characteristic grain of 8mm film, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 120979278

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 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 for productions needing a brief festival band performance with costumed musicians and visible audience-facing signage.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century dress and novelty band costumes, including black top hats, patterned jackets, and a hand-lettered banner that appears to read "DR. YETFA'S."
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a spectator position, holding on seated performers in an informal festival setting rather than a staged publicity view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated musicians, black top hats, patterned jackets, harmonica playing, a small stringed instrument, feathered headwear, and a white banner with blue lettering.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft grain, warm color, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for community entertainment, festival crowds, or mid-century amateur performance.
Historical context: The scene reflects public leisure and novelty performance culture as captured by a home-movie camera, without confirming the specific festival or group identity.
Research note: People, faces, signage, and audible music require review for likeness, trademark or title identification, and music copyright separate from footage licensing.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Virginia festival band, 8mm home movie musicians, costumed harmonica player, top hat bandstand, and mid-century community performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Virginia 1958 festival material, then other 1950s home-movie music or public-event footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Virginia home-movie frame showing seated costumed musicians under a banner, with one performer playing harmonica. — Costumed musicians perform beneath a hand-lettered festival banner.

Costumed festival performers in top hats sit below a white banner that appears to read "DR. YETFA'S." — Top-hatted performers sit close together during the festival band performance.

1958 Virginia festival frame with a harmonica player, a seated top-hatted musician, and feathered headwear beside the band. — A harmonica player is framed beside another musician and feathered costume details.

Seated 1958 Virginia festival musicians appear under a blue-lettered banner, with a small stringed instrument visible. — The band remains seated beneath the banner as instruments and costume details fill the frame.

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