Ringling Brothers Sarasota Florida-1948: Soldier Eats Lunch in Barracks at Ringling

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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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Soldier Eats Lunch in Barracks at Ringling — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a military lunchtime scene at Ringling Brothers in Sarasota, Florida. A soldier in uniform and cap sits at a table, eating from a tray, with rows of cots and barracks visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, light leaks, and a soft focus, conveying a nostalgic, candid moment from mid-20th century military life. The black-and-white imagery and film artifacts enhance its archival authenticity.

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: 124604140

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 military life requests needing an informal lunchtime cutaway from home-movie footage in Sarasota, Florida.
Period detail: The uniform cap, white shirt, food tray, long tables, and rows of cots may show a temporary Army lunch or barracks setting in 1948.
Home-movie behavior: The subject appears relaxed and unposed while eating, giving the clip a candid home-movie view of routine service life.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed man, cap, food tray, dining table, rows of cots, overhead structure, and soft background figures.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white image has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, frame-edge blur, and handheld contact-print texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition within sequences about wartime-era service routines or camp life.
Historical context: The footage places a military meal moment within a larger dormitory or barracks-like space, without confirming unit, rank, or event.
Research note: Faces and military context are visible, so likeness, editorial use, and any separate copyright or collection permissions should be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 8mm Army lunch footage, Sarasota military home movie, barracks dining scene, and vintage soldier eating tray.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then 1948 Sarasota material, then other military dining or barracks routine footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1948 Sarasota footage, a uniformed man sits at a table with a food tray inside a barracks-like space lined with cots. — A uniformed man sits with a meal tray in a large cot-lined interior.

A soft 8mm frame shows the seated man at lunch, with rows of cots and the building structure visible behind him. — The lunch scene continues in soft focus with cots visible in the background.

A closer 1948 home-movie view shows the uniformed man looking down toward his meal, with cots and other people behind him. — The seated man looks down toward his meal tray during the lunch scene.

A profile view shows the man seated at the lunch table in the cot-lined room.

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