Ringling Brothers Sarasota Florida-1948: People In Cute Costumes At A Festival

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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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People In Cute Costumes At A Festival — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a lively festival scene at the Ringling Brothers circus in Sarasota, Florida. The footage features performers in elaborate, colorful costumes with large hats and ruffled fabrics, moving through a bustling outdoor event under a red tent. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 film adds authentic nostalgia, with vibrant purples, blues, and reds standing out against the bright daylight. The camera follows the performers as they walk and interact, offering a candid glimpse into mid-century entertainment and circus life.

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: 124551502

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 editorial or documentary sequences needing brief home-movie views of costumed festival or circus-adjacent public activity in Sarasota, Florida.
Period detail: The clothing, ornate parade-style costumes, wide hats, feathered headpieces and 8mm color stock support a late-1940s outdoor entertainment setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, observing costumed participants as they pass through a crowded outdoor gathering rather than staging formal performance coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include costumed adults, oversized hats, feathered headpieces, ruffled fabric, a red building or tent backdrop, spectators and strong daylight.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition or memory beat for mid-century circus culture, festival crowds or costume pageantry.
Historical context: The frames show public costumed display and spectatorship connected by metadata to Ringling Brothers Sarasota, offering visual context for mid-century leisure and entertainment.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, event identification and location/property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 8mm Sarasota Ringling Brothers home movie, circus festival costumes, vintage costumed parade and mid-century Florida entertainment footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 Sarasota or Ringling Brothers material, then broader vintage circus and festival costume footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm frame from the Sarasota clip with pale costume fabric close to the lens, dark gate edges and a red backdrop behind it. — A close, partly obscured view of light fabric against a red outdoor backdrop.

Costumed adults at the 1948 Sarasota Ringling Brothers gathering, including feathered headpieces, ruffled garments and a red backdrop. — Costumed participants gather near a red structure or tent backdrop.

Two costumed adults in large hats and ornate outfits appear amid a crowded 1948 Sarasota outdoor entertainment scene. — Costumed figures in large hats move through a busy outdoor crowd.

Costumed adults at the Sarasota Ringling Brothers event, with large hats, feathered decoration and a blurred passerby in the foreground. — A passerby crosses in front of costumed participants in the festival crowd.

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