Walworth Wisconsin USA-1963: Circus Above White Shapes

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationWalworth, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Walworth Wisconsin

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Circus Above White Shapes — Clip Details

A young female acrobat performs a daring aerial act on a trapeze at night, captured on 8mm film in 1963. She wears a white leotard and executes a split mid-air above a white, geometrically shaped circus platform. The scene is illuminated against a dark sky, with a wooden utility pole visible to the left. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, vintage circus atmosphere. This archival home movie captures a moment of daring performance and mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123778035

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 1641 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: barrington,centennial parade,walworth county fair,reel-3
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: elkhorn,wisconsin,california, san pedro
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: Walworth, Wisconsin, 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: 1960s 8mm circus footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing a brief nighttime aerial-performance insert from Midwestern home movies.
Period detail: The clip shows a trapeze performer above painted white geometric circus structures, with a wooden utility pole nearby and lighting that may show a small outdoor show setup in the 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the audience at night, holding on the act as the performer moves above the set rather than staging the moment for the filmer.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a trapeze artist, trapeze bar and ropes, white painted set pieces, a utility pole, dark night sky, strong spotlighting, and soft 8mm color grain.
Film character: The 8mm scan has high contrast night exposure, warm color, soft focus, visible grain, and slight framing instability that reads as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for circus, county fair, childhood outing, or mid-century entertainment sequences.
Historical context: The footage places a public aerial act within a casual outdoor viewing context, showing how traveling or local performances could be recorded by home-movie spectators.
Research note: A performer is visible, so likeness and performer-rights review may be needed; no brands are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or venue permissions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1963 Wisconsin circus home movie, 8mm nighttime trapeze act, vintage aerial performer footage, and mid-century circus performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Walworth 1963 material, then broader 1960s circus, fairground, aerial act, or home-movie entertainment footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Walworth, Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a trapeze performer suspended above white geometric circus structures under night lighting. — Aerial performer holds a split pose above white circus set pieces at night.

1963 Walworth, Wisconsin frame with a trapeze performer above a tall white circus platform, filmed against a dark night sky. — The performer remains high above the white platform during the aerial act.

1963 Walworth, Wisconsin 8mm frame showing the aerial performer upright on the white platform, with painted panels below. — The performer changes position on top of the illuminated white structure.

1963 Walworth, Wisconsin frame showing the performer on a raised white platform beside painted set panels under night lighting. — The act pauses with the performer standing above the white geometric scenery.

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