Ringling Brothers Sarasota Florida-1948: Circus Performers in Elaborate Feathered Costumes

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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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Circus Performers in Elaborate Feathered Costumes — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures performers in elaborate feathered headdresses and colorful period costumes at the Ringling Brothers circus in Sarasota, Florida. Women in ornate blue and yellow dresses with ruffled sleeves and towering headpieces pose and interact against a backdrop of red circus wagons and white tents. The footage shows a lively, sun-drenched day with bright, saturated colors and the characteristic grain and slight motion blur of Super 8 film. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century circus life and entertainment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124551493

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.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s circus, Sarasota entertainment, and mid-century costume performance requests needing brief home-movie color footage of women performers near tents and wagons.
Period detail: The feathered headdresses, ruffled dresses, red circus wagons, and canvas tents support a late-1940s circus setting consistent with the supplied 1948 Sarasota metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, observing costumed women as they pose, turn, and move informally between circus structures rather than performing in a formal ring scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include feathered headdresses, blue and yellow dresses, red circus wagons, white tents, performers gathered in daylight, and handheld 8mm framing.
Film character: The footage carries saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight blur, and contact-print framing that give it clear physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, transition, or memory beat for circus atmosphere, costume detail, or public entertainment in the late 1940s.
Historical context: The frames show women in elaborate circus costumes near working circus wagons and tents, offering visual context for mid-century traveling entertainment culture.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; supplied metadata does not indicate logos, audible music, private property, or minors, but copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1948 Ringling Brothers Sarasota home movie, 1940s circus women in feathered costumes, 8mm circus performers, and vintage circus tents and wagons.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 Sarasota Ringling Brothers material, then broader 1940s circus costume and fairground footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Sarasota circus footage showing women in blue and yellow feathered costumes beside red wagons and white tents. — Costumed women with tall feathered headdresses gather near circus wagons and tents.

Women in ornate circus dresses and feathered headpieces appear outdoors at Ringling Brothers Sarasota in 1948. — Performers in blue and yellow costumes pause together against a red wagon backdrop.

A visitor-shot 1948 circus frame shows ruffled period costumes, feathered hats, a white tent, and red wagon structures. — Ruffled dresses and feathered headwear are seen beside the circus tent area.

At the 1948 Sarasota circus, a woman in a pale blue ruffled dress stands near another costumed performer and tent canvas. — A woman in a pale blue ruffled costume is framed near tents and another performer.

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