Isle Royale Michigan-1972: A Folk Band Performing On A City Street

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIsle Royale, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Folk Band Performing On A City Street — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a street performance by a small folk band in an urban setting. Two musicians are featured: one playing a violin and the other a banjo, both seated and performing into vintage microphones. The man on the banjo wears a fedora and dark suit, while his partner wears a brown jacket and yellow shirt. The scene is framed by tall grass in the foreground, with a plain wall and building windows in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, mid-20th century Americana feel. The final frame reveals a larger ensemble, including a woman playing a ukulele and others with string instruments, suggesting a community or street festival performance.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125776719

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: Yes

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Isle Royale, Michigan, 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 1970s editorial sequences needing real 8mm footage of a small folk or street-music performance with visible musicians and microphones.
Period detail: The clothing, fedora, portable chairs, stand microphones, and soft 8mm color may show an early-1970s public performance setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a casual audience position, partly obscured by foreground grass, giving the performance an unstaged home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated violin and banjo players, stand microphones, tall foreground grass, folding chairs, a plain wall, windows, and a wider ensemble.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, warm color saturation, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, community music cutaway, street-festival transition, or memory beat around public performance.
Historical context: The footage shows a small acoustic ensemble performing outdoors in a built urban space, suggesting informal public entertainment or a community event.
Research note: People and faces are visible and music appears to be performed, so likeness, performance, and music rights should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1972 8mm folk band street performance, vintage banjo and violin musicians, or Isle Royale Michigan home movie music footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Isle Royale or Michigan 1972 material, then broader 1970s folk music or street-performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm frame of two seated folk musicians, one on violin and one on banjo, performing into stand microphones. — Two musicians perform with violin and banjo, partly framed by tall grass in the foreground.

The violinist leans into the instrument while a banjo player in a fedora sits beside vintage-style microphones. — A seated violin and banjo duo performs outdoors in front of a plain wall.

Close 8mm view of two seated folk musicians performing, with tall grass crossing the foreground and microphone stands around them. — The camera holds on the duo as the violinist bows and the banjo player accompanies.

Wider 1972 home-movie frame showing a small acoustic ensemble seated outside with microphones, a piano, and building windows behind them. — A wider frame reveals more performers in the outdoor ensemble, including seated musicians and a piano.

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