Harvard Illinois USA-1964: A Parade With Marching Band And Green Float

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

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A Parade With Marching Band And Green Float — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a lively parade in Harvard, Illinois. Colorful bunting and American flags decorate the street as spectators in period attire watch from balconies and sidewalks. A large green float with 'HARVARD TV' text passes by, followed by a marching band in red and white uniforms. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading, offering authentic archival footage of a small-town American celebration.

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: 123993566

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

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 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

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 documentary or educational edits needing small-town Midwestern parade footage with spectators, flags, floats, and a marching band.
Period detail: Visible clues include 1960s street dress, bunting, American flags, storefront signs, a decorated float, and a red-and-white marching band in Harvard, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot home-movie viewpoint, catching passing parade units and sidewalk crowds from behind other viewers rather than from an official camera position.
What appears in frame: The frames show a green parade float, spectators along the street, bunting overhead, American flags, brick storefronts, a bank sign, and a marching band.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for community celebration, Main Street Americana, or midcentury public life.
Historical context: The footage documents a civic parade scene with public spectators, local businesses, patriotic decoration, and organized performers in a small-town street setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, storefront or organization text appears, and audible music is flagged, so likeness, trademark, location, and music rights should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm Harvard Illinois parade, 1960s small-town American parade, Main Street marching band, and vintage home movie civic celebration.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Harvard, Illinois 1964 footage, then broader 1960s parade, marching band, or Main Street community scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Harvard, Illinois parade float moving past seated spectators, storefronts, bunting, and American flags. — A green decorated float passes the crowd along a bunting-lined street.

Green parade float with partial text passes through the Harvard, Illinois street scene as spectators watch from sidewalks and upper windows. — The green float moves past sidewalk viewers and storefront bunting.

A red-and-white marching band appears down the street during the 1964 Harvard, Illinois parade, with spectators and storefront signs nearby. — The marching band approaches along the parade route as crowds watch.

Spectators watch a red-and-white marching band in the Harvard, Illinois parade, with bunting, flags, and downtown storefronts visible. — Foreground spectators face the marching band on the decorated street.

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