Walworth Wisconsin USA-1963: Lady Balancing On Pole During Acrobatic Performance

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

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Lady Balancing On Pole During Acrobatic Performance — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1963 captures a woman performing a balancing act on a vertical pole under dramatic stage lighting. She wears a light-colored leotard and executes acrobatic poses, including a handstand and a split, against a dark backdrop. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows natural grain and warm color tones typical of home movies from the era. Her movements are fluid and controlled, suggesting a circus or vaudeville performance. The scene is illuminated by a single spotlight, creating high contrast and emphasizing her athletic form. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century entertainment.

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: 123778045

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: Useful for 1960s entertainment requests needing brief archival footage of a stage acrobat or balancing act in a home-movie record.
Period detail: The warm 8mm color, high-contrast spotlighting, and simple stage apparatus may show a mid-century live variety or circus-style performance.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the audience with a distant, steady view, preserving the spectator experience rather than a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a female acrobat, a vertical pole, a raised platform, spotlighted stage forms, a dark backdrop, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has warm color, visible grain, soft focus, high contrast, and slight exposure variation consistent with scanned small-gauge film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century recreation, live performance, or home-movie entertainment sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects audience-filmed documentation of a live acrobatic act, with the performer isolated by theatrical lighting against a dark background.
Research note: A performer is visible, so likeness and performance rights may require review even where no brands, minors, or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1963 Walworth Wisconsin 8mm acrobat, vintage balancing act, woman on pole performance, and mid-century stage entertainment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel performance footage, then other Walworth 1963 material, then broader 1960s circus or variety-act clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1963 Walworth, Wisconsin footage, a female acrobat holds a balancing pose on a pole above a spotlighted platform. — Acrobat extends into a balancing pose on a vertical pole.

The 1963 8mm frame shows the acrobat changing position on the pole under strong stage lighting in Walworth, Wisconsin. — Performer transitions through a controlled pole-balancing pose.

A female performer in the 1963 Walworth footage grips the vertical pole beside a lit platform in a distant audience view. — Acrobat steadies herself beside the pole apparatus.

The closing frame shows the Walworth 1963 acrobat upright on the pole apparatus, centered against the dark stage backdrop. — Performer stands upright on the pole at the end of the act segment.

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