Hicksville New York-1954: Fire Truck Parade With Crowds On The Road

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Fire Truck Parade With Crowds On The Road — Clip Details

Hicksville, New York - 1954: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a classic fire truck parade on a tree-lined road. Several antique red fire engines, each with firefighters in white helmets and uniforms, move in formation. Spectators line the street, watching the historic procession. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a handheld camera perspective, evoking mid-century Americana and community pride.

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: 123371297

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: No

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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1954 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Hicksville, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s community parade, volunteer fire department, and small-town public gathering sequences in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The antique fire engines, white helmets, open road setting, and Kodachrome-like 8mm color support a mid-1950s civic parade reading.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a spectator's handheld view as fire trucks roll past and crowds watch from the roadside.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red fire engines, helmeted firefighters, spectators, a tree-lined road, utility poles, chrome lamps, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has 8mm home-movie grain, soft focus, modest color fading, and handheld framing that give it period archival texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for local celebration, emergency services history, or mid-century Americana.
Historical context: The scene shows public spectatorship around a fire truck procession, reflecting a visible community event without identifying a specific occasion beyond the supplied location and year.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no clear brands appear, and copyright clearance is separate from appearance or location permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Hicksville fire truck parade, 8mm home movie firefighters, antique fire engines on road, and New York community parade footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Hicksville or 1954 material, then broader fire parade, civic event, or antique vehicle footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 Hicksville home-movie frame showing red fire engines with helmeted firefighters moving past roadside spectators. — Fire trucks lead a roadside parade procession with spectators visible in the distance.

1954 Hicksville parade view with antique fire apparatus, white-helmeted riders, trees, and spectators along the roadway. — Helmeted riders pass by on vintage fire engines during the parade.

Home-movie frame from Hicksville, New York, showing red fire engines in formation on a tree-lined road in 1954. — A line of fire engines continues down the road as the crowd watches.

1954 Hicksville parade frame with antique red fire trucks, uniformed riders, spectators, and visible 8mm film borders. — Fire trucks move past the camera with spectators gathered along the far side of the road.

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