Saint Louis Missouri-1965: Horse Riders in Red Coats

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Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1965 Saint Louis Missouri

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Horse Riders in Red Coats — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1965, this grainy, low-light footage captures a nighttime parade or ceremonial procession in Saint Louis, Missouri. Riders in bright red coats and dark hats are mounted on brown horses, moving in formation under dim artificial lights. The scene is viewed from a distance, with a low wall separating the riders from the crowd. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: high grain, slight motion blur, and vertical blue scratches, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The red uniforms stand out against the dark night, creating a striking visual contrast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125314200

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 1026 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1965
Reel-level location note: saint louis
Date: 1965 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: Saint Louis, Missouri, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial sequences needing distant nighttime parade or ceremonial procession footage from Saint Louis home movies.
Period detail: The red riding coats, mounted formation, dim artificial lighting, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-1960s civic or ceremonial equestrian display.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot viewpoint from behind a low barrier, preserving the informal distance and timing of a home-movie observer at night.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted riders in red coats, brown horses, dark hats, a low wall, distant lights, shadowed spectators, and vertical film scratches.
Film character: Heavy grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, handheld framing, and blue vertical scratches give the footage a strong physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for nighttime parade, civic ceremony, or midcentury equestrian pageantry context.
Historical context: The footage documents public spectatorship and mounted parade display without enough visible detail to identify the organization, event, or route.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still apply, while no logos, brands, private property, or audible music are evident from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1965 Saint Louis 8mm nighttime parade, red-coated riders on horses, home movie equestrian procession, or vintage Missouri ceremony footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1965 Saint Louis material, then related nighttime parade or mounted procession footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Low-light 1965 Saint Louis 8mm frame with a distant mounted or elevated figure above a dark parade setting. — A distant figure appears in the upper frame while the nighttime procession area remains dim below.

1965 Saint Louis night parade view with red-coated mounted riders behind a low barrier under artificial lights. — Red-coated riders pass at a distance behind a low wall under night lighting.

Grainy 1965 Saint Louis 8mm frame showing a red-coated rider on horseback in a nighttime procession. — A rider in a red coat is visible near the lower frame as parade lights glow in the distance.

Distant 1965 Saint Louis home-movie frame of red-coated riders on horseback moving together at night. — Multiple mounted riders in red coats travel in formation through the dimly lit nighttime scene.

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