Harvard Illinois USA-1964: Milk Queen Parade Float and Classic Car

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

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Milk Queen Parade Float and Classic Car — Clip Details

A vibrant 1964 parade in Harvard, Illinois, captured on 8mm film. A white classic convertible with red ribbon trim leads a colorful float labeled 'Milk Queen,' featuring a woman in a white gown. Spectators line the street, watching under festive bunting. The scene includes a 'Motor Service Auto Parts' storefront and a 'Bakery' sign, with the film's characteristic grain and color saturation of the era. This authentic home movie footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-1960s American small-town life and community celebrations.

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: 123993552

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: No

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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 small-town American parade requests needing an 8mm home-movie view of a festival float, convertible, and curbside spectators.
Period detail: The white convertible, red trim, storefront signs, bunting, and Milk Queen float support a mid-1960s Harvard, Illinois parade setting from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from the crowd as the parade passes, preserving an unstaged spectator viewpoint with heads and street-level framing at the edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white convertible, red ribbon trim, Milk Queen float, woman in a white gown, spectators, bunting, Motor Service Auto Parts sign, and Bakery sign.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild gate weave, and contact-print framing that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief parade insert, small-town celebration cutaway, mid-century memory beat, or transition into community festival material.
Historical context: The scene shows a public street parade centered on local dairy-pageant imagery, storefront spectators, and civic celebration in Harvard, Illinois.
Research note: Faces and storefront signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location review may be needed separately from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 Harvard Illinois parade footage, 8mm Milk Queen float, small-town Midwest festival, classic convertible parade, and home movie street crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Harvard, Illinois footage, then broader 1960s small-town parade and pageant material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Harvard, Illinois parade view with a white convertible, Milk Queen float, crowd, bunting, and Motor Service Auto Parts storefront. — A decorated convertible leads the Milk Queen float along a crowded commercial street.

A white parade convertible and Milk Queen float move past spectators in Harvard, Illinois, with storefront signage and bunting in view. — The Milk Queen float follows a ribbon-trimmed convertible in front of local storefronts.

Close 8mm view of the Harvard, Illinois Milk Queen float, with a woman seated above the sign and spectators lining the street. — The float draws nearer, showing the Milk Queen lettering and floral decorations.

Harvard, Illinois parade frame with the Milk Queen float close to camera, partial convertible, crowd, storefront signage, and visible film scratches. — The float passes the camera as the crowd watches from the sidewalk.

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