Ringling Brothers Sarasota Florida-1948: Black And White Video Of An Acrobat

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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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Black And White Video Of An Acrobat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage footage captures a high-wire acrobat performing at the Ringling Brothers circus in Sarasota, Florida. The black-and-white clip shows the performer silhouetted against a large circus tent, balancing and swinging on a high bar. The grainy, low-resolution quality and rounded frame edge reflect authentic 8mm home movie characteristics. The scene conveys the daring spectacle and nostalgic charm of mid-20th century circus entertainment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialInteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124604489

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s circus home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing brief black-and-white acrobat performance material from Sarasota, Florida.
Period detail: The frames show a silhouetted aerial rig inside or against a circus tent, with 8mm framing and monochrome exposure consistent with the supplied 1948 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, watching the acrobat from below with handheld framing that emphasizes the height and spectacle of the act.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tent canvas, aerial bars, rigging poles, netting or ropes, a silhouetted performer, rounded film edges, and high-contrast shadows.
Film character: The footage carries authentic 8mm texture through grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld drift across the brief action.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat to evoke mid-century circus entertainment and aerial performance.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a public circus performance setting where the performer appears small against the scale of the tent and rigging.
Research note: People are visible as distant silhouettes, so copyright, performer likeness, venue, and event-identification questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1948 8mm circus acrobat, black-and-white Ringling Brothers Sarasota footage, and vintage high-wire tent performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1948 Sarasota Ringling Brothers material, then broader circus or acrobat themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Sarasota circus footage showing a silhouetted acrobat near high aerial rigging under tent canvas. — A distant acrobat appears among high bars and rigging inside the circus tent.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of a circus performer silhouetted near aerial bars in Sarasota, Florida. — The acrobat is seen small against the tent structure and crisscrossing rigging.

Soft black-and-white frame showing an acrobat near the upper rigging of a 1948 circus tent scene. — The aerial act is framed from below, with bars and rigging filling most of the view.

A silhouetted acrobat appears beside high circus rigging in black-and-white 8mm footage from Sarasota. — The final frame holds on the performer and aerial structure beneath the tent canvas.

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