Fort Wayne Indiana-1976: A Roast Eagles Float Pulled By A Tractor

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationFort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Fort Wayne Indiana

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A Roast Eagles Float Pulled By A Tractor — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1976 captures a parade float themed around the Roast Eagles. The float, covered in white floral material, features bold black lettering and is pulled by a red tractor. A person in dark clothing stands on the float, holding large yellow pom-poms. The footage shows the float moving down a street lined with trees and buildings, with a distinct purple color cast and grainy texture characteristic of Super 8 film. The scene evokes a nostalgic, community event atmosphere.

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: 124544989

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

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: 1976 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: Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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 1970s Midwest parade, civic celebration, and home-movie inserts needing a local float pulled by a tractor.
Period detail: The clip shows 1976 Fort Wayne home-movie footage with a floral parade float, hand-formed lettering, street traffic, and residential buildings that fit a local community event.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera follows the float from a spectator position, preserving the brief, informal attention of someone filming a neighborhood parade.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white floral float, black Roast Eagles lettering, a red tractor, a standing participant, yellow pom-poms, trees, brick buildings, and street pavement.
Film character: The 8mm scan has strong purple color shift, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for local parades, amateur celebrations, or 1970s civic life.
Historical context: The scene documents a public street parade with a themed float and tractor, suggesting a local celebration without identifying the specific sponsoring event.
Research note: People and possible organization lettering are visible, so likeness, trademark, and event-identification review may be needed separate from film copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1976 Fort Wayne parade float, 1970s Indiana home movie, Roast Eagles float, tractor-pulled parade float, and 8mm community parade footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1976 Fort Wayne material, then broader 1970s parade or tractor-pulled float footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Fort Wayne parade float reading Roast Eagles, with a standing participant and yellow pom-poms behind the floral front. — A Roast Eagles parade float fills the frame as a participant stands behind the floral lettering.

Fort Wayne parade frame showing the Roast Eagles lettering across a white float, with a dark-clothed person standing behind it. — The float lettering is seen head-on while a participant stands near the center of the display.

Close 1976 parade view of the Roast Eagle text on the floral float, with a person partly visible behind the display. — A closer handheld view emphasizes the handmade-looking Roast Eagle lettering across the float.

Wide Fort Wayne parade view with a red tractor pulling the Roast Eagles float along a tree-lined street. — The tractor and float move along the street, giving a wider view of the parade setting.

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