Iowa USA-1959: Folk Dancers in Traditional Costumes Performing at Park

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationIowa, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Iowa

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Folk Dancers in Traditional Costumes Performing at Park — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: A vibrant 8mm home movie captures a lively folk dance performance in a sun-drenched park. Dancers in traditional, colorful attire—women in full skirts and bonnets, men in simple shirts and trousers—move in synchronized steps across a paved area. A crowd of onlookers, dressed in 1950s casual wear, watches from behind a white picket fence. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows natural motion and slight camera shake, with bright sunlight casting sharp shadows. The scene exudes a joyful, nostalgic atmosphere of a community festival or cultural celebration.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124866076

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 1319 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: iowa
Date: 1959 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: Iowa, 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 1950s Iowa community-festival sequences needing real 8mm coverage of folk dancing, spectators, and public recreation.
Period detail: The clothing, parked cars, white fence, and bright outdoor gathering support the supplied 1959 Iowa setting and may show a mid-century cultural or park festival.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot view of performers and onlookers moving naturally through a public dance, with informal framing from the crowd side.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include costumed dancers, full skirts, bonnets, men in trousers, seated spectators, a white picket fence, parked cars, and sharp sun shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, bright exposure, slight color fading, and handheld framing that give the clip clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for folk culture, small-town recreation, or mid-century community life.
Historical context: The scene shows a public group performance watched by casually dressed spectators, suggesting community recreation and cultural display without identifying a specific event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and performer identification should be reviewed separately from any underlying film copyright questions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s Iowa folk dancers, 8mm home movie park festival, traditional costume performance, and mid-century community recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Iowa 1959 scenes, then broader 1950s festival, dance, and public recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Iowa 8mm frame of folk dancers in skirts, bonnets, shirts, and trousers performing before a seated park audience. — Folk dancers move in formation in front of spectators at an outdoor park gathering.

1959 Iowa park-festival frame with dancers in folk-style costumes moving across pavement as spectators sit beyond a white fence. — Performers turn and step through the dance while the crowd watches from the fence line.

1959 Iowa 8mm frame showing a wider folk dance formation, a parked car, and spectators watching from behind a white fence. — The camera widens to include more dancers, the audience, and a parked car near the park setting.

1959 Iowa home-movie frame of a folk dance group in motion, with full skirts, bonnets, spectators, and strong afternoon shadows. — The dance group clusters in motion as spectators continue watching from the park fence.

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