Pasadena California-1962: Parade Float Featuring Sailors and Underwater Scene

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationPasadena, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Pasadena California

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Parade Float Featuring Sailors and Underwater Scene — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vibrant vintage footage captures a colorful parade float in Pasadena, California, featuring a whimsical underwater theme. A large green and yellow striped sea serpent dominates the float, surrounded by pink and gold embellishments and a miniature sailboat. Sailors in white uniforms wave to the crowd as the float moves through the street, with palm trees and residential buildings visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and saturated colors, evoking a nostalgic 1960s American festival atmosphere.

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: 127010050

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
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: Pasadena, California, 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 documentary or education requests needing Pasadena parade footage with a themed civic float and visible spectators.
Period detail: The white sailor uniforms, saturated float colors, palm trees, and metadata-supported 1962 Pasadena setting place the scene in an early-1960s California parade context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera records the float from street level as costumed participants wave, preserving the informal spectator viewpoint of a home-movie parade visit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a striped sea serpent float, sailors in white uniforms, pink and gold trim, a small sailboat, palm trees, spectators, and nearby buildings.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, dense grain, saturated color, and handheld framing that give the short clip a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, parade cutaway, or memory beat for civic celebration, 1960s California, or whimsical float design.
Historical context: The footage shows a public parade float with nautical and underwater imagery, reflecting a festive community street scene rather than a staged studio event.
Research note: People and possible float signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and event-identification review may be needed separate from film copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Pasadena parade footage, 8mm California home movie, sailors on parade float, sea serpent float, and underwater themed festival scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel parade shots, then other 1962 Pasadena material, then broader California parade or nautical-themed float footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Pasadena parade float with a green and yellow sea serpent, pink trim, and sailors in white uniforms waving from the float. — A nautical parade float passes with sailors waving beside a large striped sea serpent.

1962 Pasadena street parade float showing sailors in white, a striped sea serpent, a small sailboat element, and a crowd in the background. — The float moves past spectators with nautical figures and a small sailboat detail visible.

1962 Pasadena parade view centered on the striped sea serpent body, sailors in white uniforms, and pink decorative float pieces. — A closer home-movie view emphasizes the sea serpent and costumed sailors on the float.

1962 Pasadena parade float detail showing sailors, a sailboat-shaped element, pink and gold trim, spectators, and a round side sign. — The float passes with nautical details, waving sailors, and a side sign partly visible.

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