New York City-1962: American Military Unit Marching in Patriotic Parade

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 New York City

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American Military Unit Marching in Patriotic Parade — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1962: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a military unit marching in a patriotic parade. Soldiers in dark uniforms with white belts and tall white plumes on their hats march in formation down a city street. The footage shows a mix of close-ups and wider shots, with an American flag visible among the procession. The grainy, slightly faded color and motion blur are characteristic of 1960s Super 8 film. The scene is set in a bustling urban environment, with a diner sign visible in the background, evoking a strong sense of Americana and mid-century nostalgia. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, and nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127009932

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: Yes
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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s New York City home-movie footage suited to requests for patriotic parade, military procession, or mid-century urban ceremony material.
Period detail: The uniforms, white belts, plumed hats, American flag, city street, and diner sign support a 1962 New York parade setting from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot viewpoint, with handheld framing, passing marchers, and brief glimpses of the street crowd rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed marchers, tall white plumes, white gloves and belts, American flags, street shadows, pedestrians, storefront signage, and city pavement.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, heavy contrast, motion blur, faded color, and handheld exposure shifts that give it authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for 1960s civic ceremony, patriotic parade, or urban Americana sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows a formal military-style unit moving through a public city parade, reflecting organized civic display rather than private family activity.
Research note: People, faces, military uniforms, flags, and visible signage may require likeness, trademark, and contextual review separate from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1962 New York City parade 8mm footage, military unit marching, patriotic procession, and vintage home movie street parade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 New York City material, then broader parade, military ceremony, or patriotic Americana footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 New York City home-movie frame showing uniformed marchers with white plumes moving past spectators on a sunny street. — Uniformed parade marchers pass the camera in a city street scene.

Uniformed marchers in plumed hats move across a New York City parade route, with pedestrians and storefronts in the background. — Marchers in dark uniforms continue along the parade route.

A soft, motion-blurred 8mm frame shows uniformed parade marchers passing close to the camera on a New York City street. — Motion blur emphasizes the passing movement of the parade unit.

Wider 1962 New York City parade view with uniformed figures, American flags, pedestrians, and a visible diner sign in the background. — A wider view places the marching unit within the surrounding city parade route.

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