Yorktown Virginia-1958: Man in Feathered Costume at Outdoor Parade

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationYorktown, Virginia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Yorktown Virginia

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Man in Feathered Costume at Outdoor Parade — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a lively outdoor gathering in Yorktown, Virginia. A crowd of people, many wearing hats and period clothing, watches a central figure in a striking white costume adorned with feathers and flowers, possibly a parade float or performance. The scene unfolds under a bright sky with the ocean visible in the background, conveying a festive, nostalgic atmosphere. The footage shows natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic vignette of 8mm home movie footage, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127286697

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: 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Yorktown, Virginia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 1950s home-movie requests needing Yorktown, Virginia parade or public gathering footage with visible spectators and costumed pageantry.
Period detail: The hats, sunglasses, casual dress, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1958 date point to a mid-century outdoor public event.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from within the crowd, catching partial heads, hats, silhouettes, and a costumed participant as a visitor would see the parade.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a feathered white costume, clustered spectators, brimmed hats, sunglasses, bright sky, distant water, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, handheld framing, motion blur, and edge vignetting that preserve its original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for 1950s public celebrations, travel, or community-event sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows a waterfront crowd watching a costumed figure, suggesting a festive public gathering without identifying a specific event from the frames alone.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed separately from copyright or source-film licensing.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Yorktown Virginia home movie, 1950s parade crowd, 8mm waterfront celebration, and feathered costume public event.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Yorktown 1958 material, then broader 1950s parade, travel, waterfront, and public-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yorktown home-movie frame showing spectators in hats and sunglasses near a feathered white costume by the water. — Spectators crowd the foreground as a feathered costume rises above them near the waterfront.

A feathered white costume appears among Yorktown spectators, with a photographer-like figure and water in the background. — The feathered costume moves through or past the crowd while onlookers stand near the water.

Yorktown waterfront crowd seen in silhouette, with a white feathered costume partly visible during the 1958 gathering. — Silhouetted hats and heads obscure parts of the costumed figure against the open sky.

A Yorktown crowd watches a feathered white costume near the waterfront, with faces partly shadowed by the 8mm exposure. — A costumed participant remains visible above the crowd as the camera looks toward the water.

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