Virginia City Nevada-1968: Man Playing Piano in Entertainment Venue

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationVirginia City, Nevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Playing Piano in Entertainment Venue — Clip Details

VANCOUVER BC CANADA-1968: A man in a white shirt and hat plays the piano on a dimly lit stage, while another man with a beard and glasses stands behind a red bar counter. The scene captures a live performance in a vintage entertainment venue, with red curtains and warm lighting creating an intimate atmosphere. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the classic look of a 1960s home movie with natural film grain and color saturation. The clip transitions to a street view of a town with a neon sign for the 'Bonanza' restaurant and a 'Silver Dollar Hotel', featuring classic cars and pedestrians from the era. This authentic archival footage is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and history projects.

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: 124631948

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: Yes
Audible music: Yes

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 1126 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: parade,donner pass
Reel-level year note: 1967-1968
Reel-level location note: reno,spokane,vancouver
Date: 1968 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Virginia City, Nevada, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Useful for 1960s Vancouver entertainment, street-life, and travel inserts where real 8mm home-movie atmosphere is needed for documentary or museum editing.
Period detail: Visible clues include neon hotel and restaurant signage, mid-century cars, street clothing, a dim stage interior, and the metadata-supported 1968 Vancouver setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage carries a visitor-shot feel, moving from a casual indoor performance view to a handheld look through a doorway or window toward pedestrians on the street.
What appears in frame: Frames show a pianist in a white shirt, a bearded man behind a counter, red curtains, Bonanza restaurant signage, Silver Dollar Hotel signs, parked cars, pedestrians, and storefronts.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm indoor exposure, strong contrast between interior shadow and daylight street, visible grain, slight softness, and handheld framing typical of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, transition from nightlife to street scene, or cutaway for 1960s Canadian travel and entertainment context.
Historical context: The clip visually places informal performance space beside a commercial street scene, showing how entertainment venues, restaurants, hotels, cars, and pedestrians appeared in the era.
Research note: Faces, business signage, possible music performance, and identifiable premises should be reviewed for likeness, trademark, music, and property considerations separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1968 Vancouver 8mm street scene, Bonanza restaurant neon sign, Silver Dollar Hotel, casino piano performance, or 1960s Canadian home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Vancouver scenes, then with 1968 British Columbia street footage, then with 1960s nightlife, neon signs, restaurants, hotels, and travel views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Vancouver 8mm frame showing a dim entertainment venue with a pianist in a white shirt and a bearded man near a red counter and curtains. — A pianist performs in a low-lit interior while another man stands near the counter.

1968 Vancouver street view framed from inside, with Silver Dollar Hotel signage, Bonanza restaurant entrance, parked cars, and pedestrians. — The camera looks from a dark interior toward hotel and restaurant signage on the street.

1968 Vancouver 8mm street frame with Bonanza restaurant signage, pedestrians at the entrance, a hotel sign, and mid-century parked cars. — Pedestrians gather outside the Bonanza restaurant entrance beneath nearby hotel signage.

Close 1968 Vancouver street view showing Bonanza restaurant signage, people near the doorway, a hotel sign, brick walls, and parked cars. — A closer view centers the Bonanza restaurant entrance, pedestrians, and surrounding neon signage.

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