Chicago Illinois-1960: Kentucky Lions Float With Hoop-Skirted Women and Men in Frock Coats Waving

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

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What is in this clip

civic parade
service clubs
Lions International convention
state pride
period costume
mid-century America
public celebration

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · zoom · pan
Setting: outdoor · Wide city avenue parade route beside a plaza with stone pylons, spectators and trees
Time and weather: day · summer · overcast
Lighting: Flat diffuse daylight under an overcast sky
People: 12 · Young women in pink, white and yellow hoop-skirt gowns and bonnets, men in frock coats, cravats and one dark wide-brimmed hat, all waving from the float, with spectators along the curb
Vehicles: parade float · dark late-1950s sedan
Landmarks: Congress Plaza pylons · Bowman and Spearman equestrian statues
Objects: parade float · brick house facade · red bird figure · floral railing · Lions emblem · banner · granite pylon · equestrian statue · chairs
Readable signs: DISTRICT 43E KENTUCKY · OLD KENTUCKY
Colors: pink · red · white · yellow · brick red · grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The Kentucky float enters frame past a dark parked sedan, with an equestrian statue pylon behind.
The full float is in view, showing the District 43E Kentucky banner, Lions emblem and Old Kentucky sign.
The camera moves closer as women in hoop-skirt gowns and men in frock coats wave.
Tight view of a woman in a white ruffled gown and pink bonnet with frock-coated men at the railing.
The shot ends on the waving riders against the stone pylon and trees.

Kentucky Lions Float With Hoop-Skirted Women and Men in... — Clip Details

Michigan Avenue at Congress Plaza, Chicago, circa 1960 home movie footage. A Lions parade float with a 'DISTRICT 43E KENTUCKY' banner, a Lions emblem and an 'OLD KENTUCKY' sign passes a granite pylon topped by an equestrian statue. It carries a brick house facade with a red bird on the roof. Young women in pink, white and yellow hoop-skirt gowns and men in frock coats wave to the crowd, and the handheld 8mm camera moves in closer on the riders as the float goes by.

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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000248

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
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: Fits requests for circa 1960 American civic parades, service club conventions or Chicago street pageantry in documentaries, museum displays and education programs.
Period detail: Bouffant hairstyles, a dark late-1950s sedan and floral-trimmed float construction point to about 1960, and the antebellum-style gowns and frock coats are costumes rather than everyday dress.
Home-movie behavior: Shot by a spectator at the curb who zooms in on the waving riders, it shows what a convention visitor found worth filming as the floats went by.
What appears in frame: A brick house facade with a red bird on its roof, women in pink, white and yellow hoop gowns, men in frock coats, the Kentucky banner and Lions emblem, a stone pylon with an equestrian statue, and a curbside crowd.
Film character: Soft-focus handheld 8mm with visible grain, warm saturated pinks and reds, and a slightly milky overcast sky give it an unmistakable projected home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a colourful cutaway or memory beat in a parade sequence, and its wide-to-close move suits a single-shot insert.
Historical context: Lions International held Chicago conventions with Michigan Avenue parades in 1958 and 1960, where state delegations competed for attention with costumed floats like this Kentucky entry.
Research note: The film's copyright is separate from the likeness rights of the identifiable riders and from Lions Clubs trademark use of the emblem, and the public statue appears only in the background.
Research search match: Matches searches such as 1960 Lions convention parade Chicago, Kentucky float hoop skirts, 8mm Michigan Avenue parade, and vintage service club float footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Kentucky District 43 Lions banner, Ohio Lions banner, Louisiana banner, Missouri sign, majorettes and Butler Band clips, then with other Chicago parade footage from about 1960, then with state-themed parade floats.

Still Frames From This Clip

Old Kentucky Lions float on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, circa 1960, passing a stone pylon with an equestrian statue — The District 43E Kentucky float, with an 'OLD KENTUCKY' sign and Lions emblem, passes Congress Plaza, Chicago, circa 1960.
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Kentucky Lions float riders in antebellum-style costumes wave to the crowd at a Chicago parade, circa 1960 — Riders in hoop gowns and frock coats wave above the float's Kentucky banner and Lions emblem.
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Close view of Old Kentucky float riders in bonnets and frock coats at a Lions convention parade in Chicago, circa 1960 — The camera moves in on the waving riders, with a woman in a white gown and pink bonnet at center.
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Tight shot of a Kentucky float rider in a white hoop gown near Congress Plaza, Chicago, circa 1960 — Closing view of a rider in a white gown and frock-coated men at the float's flower-trimmed railing.
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