Chicago Illinois-1960: Red-Uniformed Butler Band and Majorettes March Behind a Lions Banner

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

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What is in this clip

civic parade
service clubs
marching bands
majorettes
convention pageantry
urban crowds
mid-century Americana

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld
Setting: outdoor · Wide city avenue at Congress Plaza lined with parade spectators, with granite pylons, equestrian statues, trees and a high-rise skyline
Time and weather: day · summer · overcast
Lighting: flat diffuse overcast daylight
People: 60 · Marching band members in red uniforms with white trim and plumed hats, majorettes in short red skirts and white boots, a banner carrier, a bandleader in a light suit, and dense crowds of spectators in summer clothing along the curb.
Landmarks: Congress Plaza pylons · The Bowman and The Spearman equestrian statues · Michigan Avenue skyline
Objects: wheeled band sign · Lions emblem banner · plumed hats · bass drums · batons · American flags on poles · street lamps · pennant banners
Readable signs: THE BUTLER BAND · TURN LEFT
Colors: red · grey · white · purple · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Marchers wheel a 'THE BUTLER BAND' sign past a Lions banner and the granite pylon.
The sign reads clearly before moving out of frame to the right.
Majorettes in red skirts and white boots lead ranks of musicians in plumed hats.
The camera pans down the avenue to show the full band, flags and tall buildings.

Red-Uniformed Butler Band and Majorettes March Behind a... — Clip Details

Chicago, Illinois, circa 1960 home movie footage of a Lions International convention parade on Michigan Avenue at Congress Plaza. Red-uniformed marchers wheel a sign reading 'THE BUTLER BAND' past a Lions emblem banner, a granite pylon and an equestrian statue while crowds line the curb. The handheld 8mm camera then pans with the band's majorettes and ranks of musicians in plumed hats, ending on a view down the avenue with tall buildings and flags behind.

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: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000247

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1960 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: Chicago, Illinois, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves requests for circa 1960 American parade footage, especially Lions International convention coverage or Chicago street pageantry for history documentaries and educational programmes.
Period detail: Plumed band hats, short majorette skirts with white boots, spectators' summer dresses and hats, and the pre-1970s Michigan Avenue skyline all fit about 1960.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from the curb by a parade spectator who swings the camera to keep the band in view, giving a crowd-level visitor's perspective rather than an official newsreel angle.
What appears in frame: A wheeled sign reading THE BUTLER BAND, a purple Lions emblem banner, a granite pylon with an equestrian statue, majorettes in red, rows of musicians in plumed hats, and flags against tall buildings.
Film character: Warm 8mm colour with saturated reds, soft focus, fine grain, flat overcast exposure and a dark gate edge give it an authentic projected home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a parade insert or cutaway, and its final view down the avenue can serve as a short establishing shot for a Chicago convention sequence.
Historical context: Lions International held Michigan Avenue convention parades in Chicago in 1958 and 1960, passing Meštrović's 1928 Bowman and Spearman statues at Congress Plaza.
Research note: The film copyright and the likeness of marchers, who may include minors, are separate questions; the Lions emblem is a trademark and the public statues are artworks, so use needs case-by-case review.
Research search match: Lions convention parade Chicago 1960, vintage marching band red uniforms, majorettes Michigan Avenue 8mm, Congress Plaza statues home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Majorettes leading a red-uniformed band, OHIO LIONS banner and Kentucky District 43 clips, then other Chicago circa 1960 street footage, then mid-century parades.

Still Frames From This Clip

Butler Band sign and Lions banner pass the Congress Plaza pylon and equestrian statue on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, circa 1960. — A wheeled sign for The Butler Band leads the marchers past the Congress Plaza pylon, Chicago, circa 1960.
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Marcher pulling The Butler Band sign beside a Lions banner at Congress Plaza during a circa 1960 Chicago Lions parade. — The band sign moves along the curb ahead of majorettes and a Lions banner carrier, circa 1960.
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Majorettes and band members in red march past the Congress Plaza pylon on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, circa 1960. — Majorettes lead ranks of plumed band members past the Congress Plaza pylon, Chicago, circa 1960.
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Red-uniformed band marches down Michigan Avenue led by a man in a light suit, with the Chicago skyline behind, circa 1960. — The Butler Band fills Michigan Avenue with the city skyline and flags behind, Chicago, circa 1960.
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