New York City-1962: Bagpipe Band Marching In Kilted Uniforms On A Sunny Day

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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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Bagpipe Band Marching In Kilted Uniforms On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

A vibrant 1962 8mm home movie captures a Scottish pipe band marching in formation during a parade in New York City. Dressed in traditional kilts, sporran, and feathered hats, the musicians play bagpipes and drums as they move down a sun-drenched street. A person in the foreground carries an American flag, adding a patriotic touch to the scene. The footage shows natural film grain, slight camera shake, and the warm, saturated colors typical of vintage Super 8 film. Spectators line the sidewalks, watching the procession under bright daylight. This authentic archival clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127009982

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s New York City parade research, documentary inserts, education programs, or period sequences needing real 8mm footage of a kilted pipe band in motion.
Period detail: The clip shows traditional pipe-band dress, American flags, and mid-century color home-movie texture, with the 1962 New York City setting supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing and slight shake suggest a spectator filming from street level as the marching musicians pass through the parade route.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include kilted bagpipers, drummers, feathered hats, sporrans, American flags, street pavement, spectators, and a large stone building facade.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, high-contrast sunlight, intermittent blur, and handheld movement that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a parade insert, cultural procession cutaway, 1960s city-life transition, or brief memory beat within a New York sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a public street parade scene with Scottish pipe-band traditions presented in an American urban setting, without identifying the event by name.
Research note: People and faces are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, music, event, and any separate copyright questions should be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 New York City 8mm parade footage, Scottish bagpipe band marching, kilted pipe band home movie, and vintage street procession.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1962 New York City parade footage, then with broader pipe band, marching band, or public celebration material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 New York City home-movie frame showing a kilted pipe band marching past spectators with an American flag near the camera. — A kilted pipe band advances along a sunlit New York City street during a parade.

Kilted bagpipers and drummers march in formation on a bright New York City street, with an American flag visible at the right edge. — Pipe band members continue past the camera with flags and spectators around the parade route.

Home-movie frame from the 1962 New York City parade showing kilted band members moving past the camera in strong daylight. — The handheld camera catches the pipe band mid-march, with motion blur and deep street shadows.

A 1962 New York City parade frame shows kilted drummers and bagpipers passing spectators in front of a large building. — Drummers and bagpipers in traditional dress move through the sunny parade scene.

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