Illinois USA-1947: A Woman in a Grass Skirt Dances with a Clown and Performers

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationIllinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Illinois

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A Woman in a Grass Skirt Dances with a Clown and Performers — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1947: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a lively performance featuring a woman in a grass skirt and halter top dancing alongside a man in a clown costume and another man in a hat. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the performers in motion, with the woman smiling and the clown holding a prop. The scene has a festive, theatrical atmosphere, likely from a local fair or community event, with visible film scratches and dust characteristic of 1940s home movie footage.

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: 124913743

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: 1947 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: Illinois, 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 U.S. community entertainment, amateur performance, carnival-style dance, or festive social-life sequences in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The clothing, black-and-white 8mm look, and metadata-supported 1947 Illinois setting place the scene in a mid-1940s amateur performance context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a spectator's close, informal view of performers smiling, dancing, and turning toward one another during a brief public or staged routine.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a grass skirt and halter top, a clown-costumed performer, another performer in a brimmed hat, ribbon-like props, dark background shapes, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, high contrast, uneven exposure, scratches, dust, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, lively cutaway, transitional burst, or memory beat for mid-century leisure, fairs, amateur theatricals, or local celebrations.
Historical context: The scene appears to show costumed performers in a festive group routine, reflecting local entertainment or staged social amusement rather than a clearly identified event.
Research note: People's faces and costumes are visible, so likeness and performance-context review may be needed even if no brands, minors, or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 Illinois 8mm home movie performers, 1940s grass skirt dance, vintage clown costume footage, and amateur fair or community entertainment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1947 Illinois material, then broader 1940s home movies of fairs, dances, performers, and community events.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 Illinois home-movie footage, a woman in a grass skirt smiles beside a clown-costumed performer and another costumed adult. — Costumed performers gather during a brief dance or stage routine.

The 1947 Illinois scene shows a smiling grass-skirted performer near a clown-costumed figure and another adult holding ribbon-like props. — A smiling performer stands beside the clown-costumed dancer.

A spectator-shot 8mm frame shows the clown-costumed performer from behind, with the grass-skirted woman and another performer partly visible. — The clown-costumed figure turns away as the group continues the routine.

In the final frame, the clown-costumed performer turns partly toward camera while the grass-skirted woman smiles beside other costumed adults. — The performers cluster together as the clown-costumed figure turns toward camera.

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