Hicksville New York-1955: Civic Parade With Horsemen Procession In External Area

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Civic Parade With Horsemen Procession In External Area — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a civic parade in Hicksville, New York, featuring a procession of horsemen riding in formation along a tree-lined road. Riders in uniformed attire, some carrying flags, guide their horses—both dark and light-colored—through a sun-dappled outdoor setting. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and natural lighting, conveying a nostalgic, community-focused event. The camera remains stationary, observing the parade from a shaded vantage point, with spectators visible in the background. This authentic archival clip offers a glimpse into mid-century American civic traditions and local celebrations.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123428319

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1955 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s home-movie footage for productions needing a brief civic parade scene with mounted riders in a suburban New York community setting.
Period detail: Uniformed riders, flags, spectators along a shaded road, and the 8mm color stock support a mid-century civic parade atmosphere.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a fixed shaded position as horsemen pass, preserving the casual spectator viewpoint of a local public event.
What appears in frame: Mounted riders in formation, American flags, dark and light horses, roadside spectators, leafy trees, sunlit pavement, and deep shade are visible.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, motion blur, and contrast shifts from filming between shade and bright road light.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, civic memory beat, or transition into broader material about local celebrations and public gatherings.
Historical context: The footage shows a community parade scene where mounted participants move past spectators on a tree-lined road without identifying a specific organization.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness and event-context review may be needed even where no brands or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s Hicksville parade, 8mm horsemen procession, suburban civic parade, mounted riders with flags, and New York home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1955 Hicksville scenes, then broader 1950s civic parade or horse procession footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Hicksville home-movie frame showing mounted parade riders, flags, trees, and roadside spectators from a shaded viewpoint. — Mounted riders enter the frame during a civic parade on a tree-lined road.

Mounted parade participants in Hicksville, New York ride past the camera with flags and spectators visible in the background. — Flag-bearing riders continue along the road as spectators watch from the shade.

A 1955 home-movie view of riders on horseback passing through a sunlit civic parade route in Hicksville. — Riders pass through alternating shade and sunlight during the mounted procession.

The mounted procession continues down the road in Hicksville, with spectators gathered near the trees in the background. — Horsemen move away from the camera while spectators remain along the roadside.

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