Harvard Illinois USA-1964: Pageant Interview at Country Fair Radio Broadcast

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

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Pageant Interview at Country Fair Radio Broadcast — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a live broadcast from the Harvard Illinois Country Fair. A man in a suit interviews a young woman in a light blue pageant gown and tiara, while another contestant in a white dress with a '1963 Miss' sash sits nearby. A man in a white cowboy hat stands behind the interviewee, and a band is visible in the background. The scene unfolds on a stage under a large 'WGN Radio' banner, capturing the authentic atmosphere of a mid-century American fair with natural film grain and period-specific fashion.

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: 123993410

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$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.

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: Yes

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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.
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1960s small-town American fair footage, pageant coverage, live radio promotion, or mid-century public-stage community scenes.
Period detail: The gowns, tiara, men's suits, cowboy hat, microphone setup, and WGN Radio fair banner support a 1960s public-event setting in Harvard, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has visitor-shot immediacy, with the camera watching a formal interview while bystanders, seated contestants, and crew move naturally around the stage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pageant contestant in a blue gown, seated sash-wearing contestant, suited interviewer, cowboy-hatted man, microphones, band members, audience, and WGN Radio banner.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, muted color, and slight exposure variation that give it authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, community-fair cutaway, pageant memory beat, or transition into 1960s local media and public celebration scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows a public pageant interview staged as part of a fair broadcast, reflecting mid-century community entertainment and local celebrity culture.
Research note: People, faces, a visible WGN Radio banner, and likely audible music require review for likeness, trademark, copyright, and soundtrack considerations.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1964 Harvard Illinois fair footage, 1960s pageant interview, WGN Radio fair stage, and 8mm home movie community event.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Harvard Illinois 1964 fair material, then broader 1960s pageant, radio broadcast, and county fair scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

At the 1964 Harvard, Illinois fair, a suited man interviews a tiara-wearing contestant in a blue gown while another sash-wearing contestant sits nearby. — A pageant interview takes place on stage with microphones, contestants, and a WGN Radio fair banner behind them.
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A 1964 Harvard, Illinois fair stage shows a pageant contestant in a blue gown speaking with a suited interviewer near microphones and musicians. — The interview continues as the contestant stands near microphones with band members and fair signage in the background.
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During the 1964 Harvard, Illinois fair pageant interview, a passerby crosses the foreground while contestants and the interviewer remain on stage. — A foreground passerby partially blocks the stage as the pageant interview proceeds under the fair broadcast banner.
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The Harvard, Illinois 1964 fair stage remains crowded as the blue-gowned contestant, interviewer, seated sash contestant, and bystanders fill the frame. — The camera holds on the stage as the interview wraps within a busy fair scene of contestants, crew, and spectators.
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