Harvard Illinois USA-1964: Man Making Announcement At A County Fair While Band Performs

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

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Man Making Announcement At A County Fair While Band Performs — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage footage captures a lively county fair performance in Harvard, Illinois. A man in a dark suit and glasses stands at a microphone, making announcements to the crowd. Behind him, a country band performs with a guitarist in a cowboy hat, a violinist in a light suit, and an accordion player. The scene is set under a banner reading 'WGN Radio Country Fair,' with a diverse audience watching. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke authentic 1960s Americana nostalgia.

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: 123993373

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 for 1960s editorial sequences needing small-town American fair entertainment, public announcements, or live country music performance atmosphere.
Period detail: Visible clues include 1960s dress, wired microphones, an accordion, cowboy hat, violin, and a WGN Radio Country Fair banner at the Harvard, Illinois fair setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot feel, catching performers, announcers, and audience members between formal stage moments rather than staging a polished broadcast view.
What appears in frame: The frames show a suited announcer at microphones, a violinist, a guitarist in a cowboy hat, an accordion player, audience faces, and a large radio fair banner.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft grain, slightly faded color, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the texture of physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for county fair scenes, 1960s Midwestern life, or public entertainment sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a public fair performance where radio branding, country music, and local spectators appear together in a mid-century community setting.
Research note: People, faces, visible WGN Radio branding, and audible music require review for likeness, trademark, and music rights separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1964 Harvard Illinois county fair, 8mm country band performance, WGN Radio Country Fair, and vintage fair announcement footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then 1964 Harvard, Illinois fair footage, then broader 1960s county fair and live country music material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Harvard, Illinois fair scene with a suited announcer, violinist, guitarist in a cowboy hat, microphones, and audience under a radio banner. — Announcer and country musicians stand before the crowd at a fair performance.

At the Harvard, Illinois county fair, a suited announcer stands at microphones while an accordion player and other musicians wait nearby. — The announcer stands at the microphone as the band remains visible behind him.

A violinist and suited announcer stand near microphones with an accordion player behind them at the 1964 Harvard, Illinois fair performance. — Musicians and announcer pause between moments on the fair stage.

The fair stage shows a violinist, suited announcer, accordion player, and a young dancer near the microphones in Harvard, Illinois, 1964. — A young dancer approaches the stage area as musicians and the announcer look on.

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