Bowling Green University USA-1963: Giant Floral Mascot or Parade Float

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationBowling Green University, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Bowling Green University

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Giant Floral Mascot or Parade Float — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a vibrant, oversized mascot or parade float at Bowling Green University USA. The figure, covered in colorful fabric and flowers, features a prominent yellow emblem on its chest and a whimsical head with a red top and white beard. The footage, with its characteristic grain and saturated colors, shows the mascot against a backdrop of bare trees and a building under a deep blue sky, evoking a nostalgic, retro American college atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123766862

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1963 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: Bowling Green University, 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 1960s American college-life edits needing a brief cutaway of a large handmade parade mascot or floral float shot on home-movie film.
Period detail: The 1963 metadata is supported, while visible clues include saturated 8mm color, bare trees, campus-like buildings, and a handmade oversized figure outdoors.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a spectator position, holding on the colorful figure as it passes or stands nearby rather than staging the scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a giant flower-covered birdlike figure, purple and orange body sections, a yellow chest emblem, bare trees, a building roofline, deep blue sky, and roadside shadows.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, strong color saturation, slight blur, handheld framing, and variable exposure that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, campus-parade cutaway, memory beat, or transition into midcentury school-spirit material.
Historical context: The footage suggests a campus celebration or parade atmosphere, with the handmade figure reflecting local school-spirit display rather than a documented public event.
Research note: No people or brands are clearly visible, but the campus setting and possible mascot or emblem should be reviewed for copyright, trademark, and property-context concerns.
Research search match: Search matches include 1963 8mm college parade mascot, Bowling Green University home movie, giant floral float, and midcentury campus celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1963 Bowling Green University scenes, then broader college parade or handmade mascot footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Bowling Green University 8mm frame showing a large purple and orange floral birdlike figure near bare trees and a building roofline. — A giant handmade floral mascot or float fills the frame against trees and a campus building.

1963 campus home-movie frame showing the upper body and head of a large floral mascot or float against bare trees and blue sky. — The oversized figure is framed high, showing its red-topped head and colorful body covering.

1963 8mm frame showing the torso of a large purple and orange floral mascot or float with a yellow emblem on its chest. — The camera moves closer to the figure's textured floral body and yellow chest emblem.

1963 Bowling Green University frame with the large colorful mascot or float seen wider near trees, a building, and parked cars. — A wider angle places the colorful figure in an outdoor campus or street-side setting.

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