South Dakota USA-1954: Cowgirl In Blue Riding A Horse Leads Marching Band In Parade

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 South Dakota

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Cowgirl In Blue Riding A Horse Leads Marching Band In Parade — Clip Details

A vintage 1954 home movie from South Dakota USA captures a cowgirl in a blue and white patterned outfit and white cowboy hat riding a light brown horse, leading a marching band through a small town street. The rider waves to onlookers as the band, in light-colored uniforms, marches behind her. Classic 1950s automobiles and storefronts with period signage line the street, all rendered in the warm, grainy color palette of 8mm film. The footage offers authentic Americana nostalgia, showcasing a community parade with a distinct Western flair.

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: 122625271

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: 1954 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: South Dakota, 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 U.S. small-town parade requests, especially documentary edits needing Western-themed community celebration footage from South Dakota home movies.
Period detail: The frames show 1950s automobiles, storefront signage, a mounted cowgirl costume, and a uniformed marching band that support the dated mid-century parade setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual street-level view as the rider waves and the parade passes through a town street, preserving an unstaged spectator perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cowgirl in blue on horseback, a light brown horse, storefront signs, 1950s cars, spectators, a marching band, sousaphones, and street buildings.
Film character: The 8mm image has warm color, visible grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and contact-sheet edge marks that reinforce its physical home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century Americana, parade culture, Western pageantry, or small-town public life.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a community parade where Western dress, horseback riding, marching music, local commerce, and spectators share the same street scene.
Research note: People, faces, storefront signs, possible trademarks, and audible band music require review for likeness, trademark, music, and location context separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1954 South Dakota 8mm parade footage, cowgirl on horseback, small-town marching band, 1950s Americana street scene, and vintage home movie parade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other South Dakota or 1954 material, then broader 1950s small-town parades, marching bands, horses, and Western-themed civic events.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 South Dakota parade frame with a cowgirl in blue and white riding a light brown horse past storefronts and parked cars. — Mounted cowgirl waves to spectators while riding past storefronts during the parade.

Cowgirl in blue and white costume rides a light brown horse along a South Dakota town street in 1954 parade footage. — The rider continues along the parade route with storefront signage behind her.

A blue-costumed cowgirl raises her white hat from horseback in 1954 South Dakota parade footage with signs behind her. — The rider raises her hat in a parade gesture while passing commercial storefronts.

A uniformed marching band follows the parade route on a South Dakota street, with 1950s cars and buildings visible. — The marching band moves down the street behind the mounted parade leader.

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