Bowling Green University USA-1963: Promotion Of An Event Using A Large Sign And

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

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Promotion Of An Event Using A Large Sign And — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1963 captures a surreal promotional event at Bowling Green University USA. A large, costumed figure resembling a knight or warrior stands on a float, holding a spear and a shield with a red emblem. The float features a yellow, boat-like structure and a prominent sign reading 'ULYSSES SAYS: YOU "ODYSSEY" B.G. SPEAR WESTERN MICHIGAN'. The scene unfolds on a street with power lines and apartment buildings in the background, bathed in the distinctive color shifts and grain of Super 8 film. The footage has a dreamlike, nostalgic quality, suggesting a campus parade or promotional stunt.

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: 123766878

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 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: 1960s campus home-movie footage for productions needing an unusual university parade, promotion, or student-event insert.
Period detail: The street setting, hand-painted sign, costume prop, overhead utility lines, and apartment block may show early-1960s campus promotion culture.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from close street level as a costumed participant poses on or near a small float, giving the scene an informal home-movie perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a helmeted figure, spear, shield with red emblem, yellow boat-like prop, large hand-lettered sign, street, cars, trees, power lines, and apartments.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated color shifts, heavy grain, soft focus, gate edges, and brief handheld framing that preserve the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, campus-memory beat, oddball promotion insert, or transition into material about student events and school spirit.
Historical context: The footage appears to document a local university promotional stunt or parade display, with handmade props and spectators or passersby in the background.
Research note: People and a readable institutional sign are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-identification review may be needed separate from film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm university parade, Bowling Green campus event, college promotion sign, costumed spear and shield float, and home movie street scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Bowling Green University 1963 material, then broader 1960s campus events, parades, and promotional displays.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Bowling Green University home-movie frame showing a street-side promotional float with a yellow prop, spear, cars, trees, and apartment building. — A street view catches the float and props with campus-area buildings and traffic in the background.

1963 Bowling Green University frame of a helmeted costumed figure holding a spear and shield beside a yellow float prop on a street. — The costumed figure stands with spear and shield beside the yellow float element.

1963 Bowling Green University home-movie frame with a costumed spear-and-shield figure beside a yellow prop and partial hand-lettered sign. — A closer frame shows the figure, shield, spear, yellow prop, and edge of the event sign.

1963 Bowling Green University frame showing a large sign reading ULYSSES SAYS YOU ODYSSEY B.G. SPEAR WESTERN MICHIGAN beside a costumed figure. — The sign becomes readable beside the costumed figure and float props.

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