Ringling Brothers Sarasota Florida-1948: Peacock Roams Freely in Circus Grounds

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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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Peacock Roams Freely in Circus Grounds — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a peacock roaming freely within the grounds of the Ringling Brothers circus in Sarasota, Florida. The black-and-white footage shows the bird moving through a wooded enclosure, its distinctive plumage visible despite the grainy, aged quality of the Super 8 film. Viewers see the peacock from behind trees and through the film's natural scratches and dust, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century circus life and animal displays. The footage has a raw, unfiltered charm typical of personal home movies from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124604228

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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 documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot circus grounds footage with a free-roaming peacock in a mid-century animal display setting.
Period detail: The 8mm black-and-white footage may show period circus grounds in Sarasota, with simple fencing, trees, and casual visitors visible in the background.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, watching the peacock through branches and enclosure fencing rather than staging the bird for camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a peacock, wooded grounds, branch shadows, wire or mesh fencing, simple rails, sunlit foliage, and a few visitors at the enclosure edge.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, exposure bloom, scratches, and handheld framing give the scan a strong physical-film texture from original 8mm material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for circus grounds, animal exhibits, or mid-century leisure footage.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests how animal displays could appear to visitors in a 1940s circus setting without documenting formal performance activity.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and animal-display context should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Searches for 1948 8mm Ringling Brothers Sarasota peacock, 1940s circus grounds home movie, or vintage circus animal enclosure footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1948 Sarasota Ringling Brothers material, and then with broader vintage circus animal or zoo-ground footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Sarasota circus grounds footage showing a peacock near wooded enclosure rails while visitors stand partly in frame. — A peacock moves near trees and low rails as visitors watch from the edge of the enclosure.

Blurred 8mm frame of the peacock's body and patterned plumage seen through branches on the circus grounds. — The peacock is partly obscured by branches and bright exposure flare.

A dark peacock shape stands behind diagonal branches or enclosure fencing in the 1948 circus grounds footage. — Diagonal branches and fencing partially hide the peacock in the enclosure.

Final frame shows the peacock low in the enclosure, partly masked by fencing and vegetation at the Sarasota circus grounds. — The peacock remains partly hidden by enclosure fencing and surrounding vegetation.

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