Barrington Illinois USA-1963: Small Town Centennial Parade With Fire Truck And Clowns

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

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Small Town Centennial Parade With Fire Truck And Clowns — Clip Details

BARRINGTON ILLINOIS USA-1963: A vibrant 1960s small-town celebration unfolds in this 8mm home movie footage. The clip opens with people gathered outside a storefront adorned with red, white, and blue bunting and a banner marking the Barrington Centennial from August 22-25, 1963. The scene transitions to a lively street parade featuring a bright yellow vintage fire truck, which serves as a float carrying clowns in colorful costumes. Spectators line the street, watching the festive procession under an overcast sky, capturing the nostalgic charm of a mid-century American community event.

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: 123766197

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

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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 1960s 8mm footage for edits needing small-town Illinois civic celebration, parade atmosphere, and mid-century community spectators.
Period detail: Visible clues include patriotic bunting, a Barrington Centennial banner dated Aug. 22-25, 1963, storefront windows, streetcar tracks, and a vintage yellow fire truck.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an on-the-sidewalk home-movie viewpoint, catching spectators and parade vehicles from close range as the event passes by.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a centennial banner, red-white-blue bunting, storefront glass, street spectators, a yellow fire truck float, clowns, street tracks, and brick buildings.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for small-town celebrations, parades, civic anniversaries, or 1960s Americana.
Historical context: The footage documents a public community celebration with spectators gathered along a commercial street and performers riding a decorated fire truck.
Research note: People and likely signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-identification review may be needed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1963 Barrington Illinois centennial parade, 1960s small town parade 8mm, vintage fire truck float, and clowns in civic parade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Barrington 1963 material, then other Midwestern small-town parades and civic celebrations.

Still Frames From This Clip

Barrington, Illinois centennial storefront scene with adults gathered below red, white, and blue bunting in 1963 home-movie footage. — Spectators gather near a decorated storefront and centennial banner.

Yellow fire truck float with costumed clowns passes a sidewalk crowd during the 1963 Barrington Centennial parade. — A yellow fire truck float carrying clowns moves along the parade route.

Closer view of the yellow fire truck float and clowns passing spectators in Barrington, Illinois, in 1963. — The parade fire truck passes close to the camera with clowns on board.

Curbside spectators, including a woman in red, watch the yellow clown fire truck float in the Barrington Centennial parade. — Curbside spectators watch the clown fire truck float continue down the street.

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