Ringling Brothers Sarasota Florida-1948: Female Performer Stretches In Yellow Costume

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationRingling Brothers Sarasota, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 Ringling Brothers Sarasota Florida

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Female Performer Stretches In Yellow Costume — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage footage captures a female performer in a yellow one-piece costume with ruffled sleeves walking across a dirt arena at the Ringling Brothers circus in Sarasota, Florida. She stretches and adjusts her outfit before joining other performers in matching costumes. The scene, filmed under bright daylight, shows a group of circus artists preparing for a show, with a man in a shirt and trousers observing nearby. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a nostalgic, candid quality typical of mid-century home movies.

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: 124551390

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: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1948 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: Ringling Brothers Sarasota, Florida, 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 1940s circus or Sarasota performance-preparation sequences needing candid 8mm footage of costumed female performers in an outdoor arena.
Period detail: The one-piece ruffled costumes, dirt performance area, and metadata-supported 1948 Ringling Brothers Sarasota setting provide mid-century circus-era context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the performer's casual walk, stretch, and costume adjustment before joining others rather than a formal show moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a yellow ruffled costume, dry dirt ground, other matching performers, a man in trousers, arena barriers, strong sunlight, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, purple color shifts, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture of the original film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition beat for circus rehearsal, backstage preparation, or mid-century leisure spectacle coverage.
Historical context: The footage visually documents circus performers preparing in an outdoor ring, with gendered costume and movement details visible but no performance act identified.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and performer identification review may be needed in addition to separate copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1948 8mm Ringling Brothers Sarasota circus performer, female circus costume stretch, outdoor circus preparation, and vintage home movie arena footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1948 Ringling Brothers Sarasota clips, then broader circus performer preparation or mid-century home-movie circus material.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Ringling Brothers Sarasota in 1948, a female performer in a yellow one-piece costume walks alone across a dry outdoor arena. — A costumed performer crosses the dirt ring under strong daylight.

A 1948 Sarasota circus performer in a yellow ruffled costume moves through the outdoor dirt arena, seen in soft 8mm color. — The performer continues walking across the open arena surface.

Female performers in matching yellow costumes gather in the 1948 Sarasota circus arena while one bends or stretches near the group. — Performers in matching costumes pause and stretch near the arena barrier.

At the 1948 Ringling Brothers Sarasota circus site, costumed female performers stand near a man in trousers and a cap beside arena equipment. — Performers regroup beside a man near the edge of the ring.

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