Nassau Bahamas-1961: People Walking In Costumes

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationNassau, Bahamas
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Nassau Bahamas

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People Walking In Costumes — Clip Details

Nassau Bahamas 1961: Vibrant street parade footage shot on 8mm film captures a lively cultural celebration. Participants wear elaborate, colorful costumes with feathered headdresses and bright patterns, marching through a crowded street. Spectators line the sidewalks, watching the procession pass by storefronts and buildings. The handheld camera follows the movement, capturing the festive energy and community spirit of the event. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into Caribbean carnival traditions of the early 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127585093

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: 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 1121 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: trip to florida,nassau,browns hotel,spring,woodpecker build nest,tree,catfish caught river,flowers,tulip
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: florida,nassau
Date: 1961 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: Nassau, Bahamas 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 Caribbean travel, parade, and street-culture sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage from Nassau, Bahamas.
Period detail: The frames show early-1960s home-movie color, crowded sidewalks, street clothing, and elaborate parade costumes; the event appears to be a Nassau street procession.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld viewpoint stays within the crowd, catching spectators, marchers, and partial obstructions with the immediacy of a visitor filming from street level.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include costumed marchers, feathered headdresses, yellow uniformed performers, sidewalk spectators, streetfront buildings, hats, and a crowded procession route.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for Caribbean travel, public celebration, or archival parade coverage.
Historical context: The footage documents a public street celebration with spectators and performers sharing a narrow urban route, without identifying the specific event from the frames alone.
Research note: People and faces are visible, possible signage or brands may require review, and copyright status should be assessed separately from likeness and location considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Nassau Bahamas 8mm parade footage, Caribbean street procession home movie, costumed marchers, and vintage Bahamas travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Nassau 1961 material, then broader 1960s Caribbean parade or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Nassau, Bahamas, costumed parade participants with colorful outfits and feathered headpieces pass close to a handheld 8mm camera. — Costumed marchers pass close to the camera during a crowded street procession.

A costumed marcher with a red and white feathered headdress moves through a Nassau street crowd as spectators stand nearby. — A feathered costume passes through the crowd with spectators close to the procession.

A tall decorated costume and yellow-clad performers appear on a Nassau street as spectators watch from sidewalks and balconies. — A tall decorated costume stands before yellow-clad performers on the parade route.

Yellow-clad parade performers gather around a tall decorated costume in Nassau, with spectators lining the street and nearby buildings. — Yellow-clad performers and spectators fill the street around a tall decorated parade costume.

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