Barrington Illinois USA-1963: Schaubie Buick Centennial Parade Sign and Crowd

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationBarrington, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Barrington Illinois

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Schaubie Buick Centennial Parade Sign and Crowd — Clip Details

A vibrant 8mm home movie from 1963 captures the Schaubie Buick dealership in Barrington, Illinois, adorned with a glowing neon sign and a marquee announcing the Centennial Parade on Saturday, the 24th. The scene shifts to a bustling street view where a diverse crowd of adults in period attire gathers, some standing, others walking, all seemingly awaiting the parade. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, features rich, saturated colors and authentic film grain, evoking a strong sense of mid-century Americana and community celebration.

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: 123763673

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: 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 2319 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: glenn t evans,xmas,meeske
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: moline illinois
Date: 1963 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: Barrington, Illinois, 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 1960s suburban Illinois street-life requests needing a short documentary insert of a local auto dealership sign tied to a community parade.
Period detail: The Buick, Opel and marquee signage, mid-century storefront, and period clothing support the supplied 1963 Barrington setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie viewpoint, lingering on the bright dealership sign before drifting toward people gathered along the sidewalk.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Schaubie Buick neon sign, Opel sign, Centennial Parade marquee, brick storefronts, awning, street signs, parked car edge, and waiting adults.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, visible grain, slight softness, handheld framing, and contact-sheet edge artifacts consistent with small-gauge home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick establishing cutaway, parade-day transition, or memory beat for local commerce and civic gathering in the early 1960s.
Historical context: The frames place a branded automobile dealership in a small-town parade setting, showing how local businesses and public events shared the street scene.
Research note: Logos and readable business signage are visible, and several adults appear in public; clearance review should distinguish copyright, trademark, likeness, and location concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1963 Barrington Illinois 8mm parade footage, Buick dealership sign, Opel sign, Centennial Parade marquee, and suburban street crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel parade material, then other 1963 Barrington street scenes, then broader 1960s Illinois civic parade and local business footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Barrington, Illinois frame showing Schaubie Buick and Opel signage with a Centennial Parade marquee on a brick storefront. — Schaubie Buick sign and Centennial Parade marquee on the dealership facade.

1963 Barrington, Illinois view of the Schaubie Buick dealership sign with Opel branding and the Centennial Parade marquee below. — Dealership signage fills the frame, with the parade marquee still readable.

1963 Barrington, Illinois street view with the Centennial Parade marquee, Opel sign, storefront awning, and adults gathering below. — The frame widens slightly to include the parade sign and sidewalk activity.

1963 Barrington, Illinois sidewalk scene with adults waiting near the Schaubie Buick marquee and visible street signs. — Adults gather near the dealership frontage as the parade sign hangs above the sidewalk.

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