Chicago Illinois USA-1969: Two Women In Matching Costumes Bowing After A Performance

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Two Women In Matching Costumes Bowing After A Performance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures two female performers in matching white costumes with pink feathered bows, bowing on stage after a dance routine. The dancers wear retro 1960s-style outfits with flared skirts and short bobbed hairstyles, their joyful expressions visible under dim stage lighting. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The dark background suggests a theater or club setting, with other performers faintly visible behind them. This authentic 1960s performance footage is ideal for documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 124337568

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: No
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 1343 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #9,easter,grandma granpa visit,spring rainbow,opening day,little league,baseball
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: clarendon hills, illinois, woodland hills, california
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1960s Chicago home-movie footage of a staged dance or cabaret-style performance with visible performers and audience-era atmosphere.
Period detail: The bobbed hair, feathered headpieces, matching stage costumes, and 8mm color palette support a late-1960s performance setting, with Chicago and 1969 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal spectator viewpoint, catching performers bowing, smiling, turning, and moving through dim stage light rather than a staged publicity angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two costumed women, feathered headpieces, white bodices, pink accents, dark stage space, faint background performers, raised arms, and motion blur.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, saturated color shifts, heavy grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the short performance moment its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, transition, or cutaway for nightlife, amateur performance, 1960s entertainment, or home-movie montage sequences.
Historical context: The clip documents a viewer-recorded stage performance with matching female costumes and background performers, offering social context for local entertainment without identifying the venue.
Research note: People and faces are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness and music rights need review separate from any film copyright or archive license assessment.
Research search match: Relevant search phrases include 1969 Chicago 8mm stage performance, 1960s women dancers bowing, vintage home movie theater act, and matching costume performers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1969 Chicago performance material, then broader 1960s stage, dance, nightlife, or home-movie audience clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1969 Chicago home-movie footage, two women in matching white and pink feathered costumes hold hands under dim stage lighting. — Two costumed performers hold hands on a dark stage.

Two female performers in matching white and pink stage costumes raise their arms during a 1969 Chicago 8mm performance moment. — Performers raise their arms during the stage routine.

A woman in a feathered stage costume extends her arm as another matching performer passes in blurred motion in this 1969 Chicago clip. — One performer gestures as another moves past her.

A costumed performer turns away from the camera on a dim stage, with the feathered headpiece and white outfit visible in 1969 Chicago footage. — A performer turns away near the end of the stage moment.

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