Minnesota USA-1964: Large Marching Band Playing Instruments During Parade

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Large Marching Band Playing Instruments During Parade — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1964 captures a marching band in formation during a parade. The musicians, dressed in dark uniforms with tall, gold-tasseled hats, march in unison down a street. A prominent bass drum is visible in the center of the frame, and other brass instruments are carried by the band members. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color shifts, with a slightly overexposed sky and trees in the background. The camera follows the band's movement, creating a nostalgic, archival feel of a mid-century American community event.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125308309

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: 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Minnesota, 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: Useful for requests needing 1960s Minnesota home-movie footage of a community parade with a large marching band in motion.
Period detail: The dark band uniforms, tall gold-tasseled hats, bass drum, brass instruments, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1960s American parade setting.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera stays among parade spectators or along the route, recording the band as an unstaged community moment rather than a formal performance film.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include marching musicians, tall plumed hats, a central bass drum, brass instruments, trees, street pavement, an American flag, and parade decorations.
Film character: The clip has 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, color shift, gate edges, handheld framing, and a bright overexposed sky.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century parades, school bands, civic events, or small-town public celebrations.
Historical context: The footage shows a public parade performance with uniformed musicians, suggesting community spectacle and organized youth or civic music culture without identifying the event.
Research note: People and faces are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, and music rights should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Searches such as 1964 Minnesota parade 8mm, 1960s marching band home movie, vintage American parade band, and Super 8 civic celebration may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1964 Minnesota parade footage, then with 1960s marching bands or community celebrations.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a large marching band in dark uniforms and tall gold-tasseled hats during a parade. — Marching band approaches the camera with a bass drum and brass instruments visible.

Large marching band in formation during a 1964 Minnesota parade, filmed in soft handheld 8mm color. — Band members continue forward in formation, with the bass drum prominent near the front.

Closer 8mm view of a 1964 Minnesota parade band, with dark uniforms, tall hats, brass, and drum visible. — The handheld camera holds on the band as musicians and instruments fill the frame.

1964 Minnesota home-movie frame of a parade band moving past the camera with drum and brass instruments visible. — The band moves past the camera, with the bass drum shifting toward the right of the frame.

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