Chicago Illinois-1960: Lions Delegation Carrying a Long Yellow Louisiana Banner in a Parade

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

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What is in this clip

civic parade
service club convention
state pride
public celebration
mid-century American life
urban landmarks

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · Wide city avenue beside a granite pylon with an equestrian statue, trees and a curbside crowd
Time and weather: day · summer · overcast
Lighting: flat diffuse daylight under an overcast sky
People: 30 · Several men in light jackets and dark caps with gold trim carrying a banner, with a large crowd of spectators along the curb, some waving and one holding a placard
Landmarks: Congress Plaza pylon · Meštrović equestrian statue · Grant Park
Objects: long yellow cloth banner · caps · placard · purple and gold pennant · street lamps · painted road lines
Readable signs: LOUISIANA
Colors: yellow · black · grey · dark green · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The full LOUISIANA banner crosses the frame in front of a granite pylon and equestrian statue.
The camera follows the right end of the banner past spectators at the curb.
A spectator raises a placard beside the pylon as marchers pass.
The camera swings back left to the lead end of the banner.
The front marcher walks close to the camera holding the banner's end.

Lions Delegation Carrying a Long Yellow Louisiana Banner... — Clip Details

Michigan Avenue at Congress Plaza, Chicago, circa 1960 home movie footage of a Lions International convention parade. Men in light jackets and dark caps carry a long yellow banner lettered LOUISIANA past a granite pylon topped by an equestrian statue. Crowds pack the curb behind them, some waving and one raising a placard. The single handheld 8mm shot pans right with the marchers, then swings back as the lead end of the banner comes nearer.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000249

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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: No
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 civic parade footage, especially Lions International convention scenes or Chicago's Michigan Avenue in the period.
Period detail: Light-coloured delegation jackets, dark trimmed caps, hand-lettered cloth banners and the crowd's dress may show the late 1950s to early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: A spectator at the curb swings the camera to keep the whole banner readable, a visitor's view of the parade rather than a press angle.
What appears in frame: The frames show a long yellow LOUISIANA banner, men in light jackets and caps holding it, a granite pylon with an equestrian statue, a packed curbside crowd, a raised placard and a grey sky.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, soft focus, a warm yellow cast and slight handheld sway, giving it a clear projected home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a quick insert or cutaway that names a state delegation on screen, or as a transition beat inside a parade sequence.
Historical context: Chicago hosted Lions International conventions with Michigan Avenue parades in 1958 and 1960, and state delegations marched behind lettered banners.
Research note: Footage copyright is separate from the likeness of identifiable marchers and spectators and from any Lions emblem rights, and the public statues may raise artwork questions, so review use accordingly.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 8mm Lions convention parade Chicago, Louisiana delegation banner 1960, or Michigan Avenue Congress Plaza parade home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's OHIO LIONS banner, Kentucky District 43 banner, MISSOURI sign and band clips, then with other circa 1960 Chicago parade footage, then with other state-banner parade material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Lions delegation carries a yellow LOUISIANA banner past a Congress Plaza pylon on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, circa 1960 — The full LOUISIANA banner passes a granite pylon and equestrian statue at Congress Plaza, Chicago, circa 1960.
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Right end of a Louisiana parade banner moves past curbside spectators at Congress Plaza, Chicago, circa 1960 — The camera follows the right end of the banner as spectators line the curb.
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Spectator raises a placard as the Louisiana banner passes a pylon on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, circa 1960 — A spectator lifts a placard beside the pylon as the Louisiana marchers pass.
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Louisiana Lions marchers hold their banner close to the camera at Congress Plaza, Chicago, circa 1960 — The lead end of the LOUISIANA banner comes nearer, carried by men in light jackets and caps.
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