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Cleveland Ohio-1937: Marching Band Playing Instruments on City Street at Night

  • Year1937
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Cleveland Ohio
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Marching Band Playing Instruments on City Street at Night — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1937 captures a marching band performing on a city street at night. Musicians in dark uniforms and caps play brass instruments including tubas and trombones, their polished surfaces gleaming under streetlights. The wet pavement reflects the lights, and a theatre marquee is visible in the background. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the band moving forward in formation, with a drummer and other musicians clearly visible. This authentic home movie footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American civic life and community events.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125778435

Rights & Clearance

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: Yes
  • 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 1001 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1937-1938-1939
Reel-level location note
Cleveland
Date
1937 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • march
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  • people
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  • 1937
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  • vintage 8mm film
  • Cleveland Ohio parade
  • black and white home movie
  • historic street performance
  • 1930s band music
  • archival marching band
  • classic American nostalgia
  • 8mm home movie footage
  • vintage street parade
  • old film footage
  • 1930s Americana
  • black and white archival
  • vintage band performance
  • 1937 street scene
  • historic music parade
  • 8mm film grain
  • vintage city parade
  • 1930s marching music
  • vintage American history

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s editorial sequences needing civic street performance, parade atmosphere, or nighttime urban home-movie material from Cleveland.

Still Frames From This Clip

Uniformed marching band members play brass instruments on a wet city street at night.

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