Harvard Illinois USA-1964: The Band At The Country Fair Plays Music For The Crowd

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationHarvard, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Harvard Illinois

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The Band At The Country Fair Plays Music For The Crowd — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1964 captures a lively country band performing at the Harvard Illinois Country Fair. Musicians in cowboy hats and yellow shirts play electric guitar, accordion, and keyboard on a small outdoor stage, with a crowd of spectators watching. A prominent sign reads 'LIVE FROM HARVARD WGN RADIO COUNTRY FAIR' and a Coca-Cola logo is visible. The footage shows natural film grain and slight camera movement, evoking a nostalgic, authentic 1960s Americana atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123993333

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: Yes

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Harvard, Illinois, 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 1960s Illinois fair footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences about small-town entertainment, country music, and public gatherings.
Period detail: Cowboy hats, matching yellow shirts, electric instruments, a WGN Radio country fair sign, and a Coca-Cola logo provide visible mid-1960s fairground context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the band and crowd from a spectator position, preserving an informal visitor-shot view of a live outdoor performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include musicians on a small stage, electric guitar, accordion, keyboard, microphone stands, seated spectators, fair signage, and a Coca-Cola logo.
Film character: The 8mm footage has visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, fairground cutaway, music-performance transition, or memory beat within 1960s Americana material.
Historical context: The clip shows a public country fair performance in Harvard, Illinois, with spectators gathered around a small stage and radio-branded signage overhead.
Research note: Human likenesses, visible Coca-Cola branding, WGN signage, and audible music should be reviewed separately from film copyright before use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1964 Harvard Illinois country fair band, 8mm fairground music crowd, 1960s small-town country performance, or WGN radio fair footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent clips from the same reel, then Harvard Illinois 1964 fair material, then broader 1960s country music, crowds, and small-town festival footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At the 1964 Harvard, Illinois Country Fair, musicians in cowboy hats play guitar and accordion before a crowd under WGN Radio signage. — Band members perform on a small fair stage with a crowd watching and radio signage behind them.

A guitarist and keyboard player in matching yellow shirts perform at the Harvard, Illinois fair as spectators watch from close range. — Guitar and keyboard players continue the outdoor fair performance before seated spectators.

Two fair band members, one with electric guitar and one at keyboard, face each other during the 1964 Harvard, Illinois performance. — Band members appear mid-song, with the crowd and stage equipment visible around them.

The country fair band continues playing on the outdoor stage, with guitar, keyboard, microphone stands, and a watching crowd visible. — A final view of the guitarist and keyboard player performing for the fair crowd.

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