Ringling Brothers Sarasota Florida-1948: Circus Performers in Tropical 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 Tropical Costumes — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage footage captures performers and musicians at the Ringling Brothers circus in Sarasota, Florida. Dressed in tropical costumes with grass skirts, leis, and floral garlands, the performers gather on a stage-like area with a painted mural backdrop depicting dancers. The grainy black-and-white image shows people interacting, some standing near a large hat prop, evoking a nostalgic mid-century circus entertainment scene. The footage has the authentic look of a home movie with film scratches and soft focus.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 124604002

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 requests needing circus entertainment, costumed performers, or visitor-shot Sarasota Ringling Brothers atmosphere.
Period detail: The grass skirts, leis, floral garlands, painted tropical mural, and soft black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1940s circus or staged entertainment setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a spectator's close, informal view of performers and musicians gathering, posing, and shifting between moments rather than a polished stage recording.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include costumed women, male performers, musicians, leis, grass skirts, a large hat prop, stage furniture, and a painted mural backdrop.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, frame-edge shadows, scratches, and handheld framing give the scan a tactile 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century circus leisure, performance preparation, or tropical-costume entertainment.
Historical context: The scene reflects a staged mid-century entertainment presentation using tropical-themed costumes and backdrop imagery, with cultural context requiring careful description.
Research note: People and private property are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed even if no logos or audible music are apparent in the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 8mm Ringling Brothers Sarasota performers, circus musicians in tropical costumes, grass skirts and leis, or vintage circus home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then Ringling Brothers Sarasota 1948 material, then broader 1940s circus performance or costumed entertainment scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Ringling Brothers Sarasota performers in tropical-style costumes gather near a large hat prop and stage furniture. — Performers cluster beside a large hat prop on a staged circus entertainment set.

Costumed women and men at the 1948 Sarasota Ringling Brothers scene stand near a painted tropical mural backdrop. — Performers in tropical costumes gather near the mural, with a large round prop in the foreground.

Tropical-costumed performers and musicians appear in a soft 8mm frame at the Ringling Brothers Sarasota setting. — The group shifts positions beside stage furniture while the painted dancer backdrop remains visible.

Soft, blurred 8mm frame of Ringling Brothers Sarasota performers moving past a large prop and tropical backdrop. — Motion blur catches the performers crossing the set near the large prop and backdrop.

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