New York City-1962: Brass Band Marching Down Street On A Sunny Day

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 New York City

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Brass Band Marching Down Street On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1962: A vibrant 8mm home movie captures a marching band parading down a sun-drenched city street. Musicians in blue and white uniforms play brass instruments, including a prominent tuba, as they march in formation. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows classic mid-century urban architecture and a crowd of onlookers, conveying a nostalgic, lively atmosphere. The clip transitions to a second marching group in white uniforms, suggesting a parade or celebration. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds authentic vintage charm, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127009679

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 1182 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: zoo
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1962 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: New York City, New York, 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 requests needing 1960s New York City street-parade footage, marching band activity, or short editorial inserts of public music performance in an urban setting.
Period detail: The blue-and-white band uniforms, brass instruments, storefront awnings, and mid-century street architecture support a 1962 New York City parade or public procession context.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld viewpoint stays close to the curb as uniformed musicians pass, giving the clip the feel of a spectator filming an unstaged public parade.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include marching musicians, brass instruments, a prominent tuba, blue-and-white uniforms, street pavement, storefront facades, awnings, and sidewalk spectators.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, contact-sheet edge darkness, and color fading that mark it as scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief parade insert, a transition into city celebration material, or a memory beat for mid-century public life.
Historical context: The footage shows organized street music and spectators in a dense city setting, offering visual context for public gatherings and parade culture without identifying a specific event.
Research note: People and faces are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, and music rights should be reviewed separately from film copyright.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 New York City marching band, 8mm street parade, brass band home movie, and 1960s urban parade spectators.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1962 New York City street footage, and then with other marching band or parade material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 New York City home-movie frame showing a marching band in blue-and-white uniforms playing brass instruments on a sunny street. — A uniformed brass band marches toward the camera along a sunlit city street.

1962 New York City street-parade view with uniformed musicians, a prominent tuba, and brass players moving past storefronts. — Band members in formation continue down the street with a tuba near the front.

1962 New York City home-movie frame of blue-and-white uniformed band members marching in formation on a bright street. — The marching band draws closer, with brass instruments and white shoes visible in the sun.

1962 New York City parade footage showing a white-uniformed marching group passing a sidewalk crowd beneath storefront awnings. — A different uniformed group passes by as spectators line the sidewalk.

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