Chicago Illinois-1960: Men in Gold Jackets Carry a Purple Virginia Delegation Banner

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

civic parade
service club convention
state delegation
fraternal organization
mid-century America
public procession
group identity

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · Urban parade street lined with spectators
Time and weather: day · summer · bright, likely clear
Lighting: Daylight with a strong blue-violet colour cast from the film
People: 12 · A row of adult men, mostly middle-aged, in gold jackets, white shirts and dark ties with dark trousers, one in a white jacket and one in a dark suit, some wearing caps, with a dense crowd of spectators behind
Objects: purple banner · gold lettering · gold emblems · gold jackets · white jacket · neckties · caps · painted lane markings
Readable signs: VIRGINIA
Colors: purple · gold · lavender · white · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Men in gold jackets carry the purple VIRGINIA banner toward the camera.
The banner is centred in frame with the lettering clearly readable.
Marching legs move over white lane markings below the banner.
The front row comes closer and the banner fills the lower frame as the shot ends.

Men in Gold Jackets Carry a Purple Virginia Delegation... — Clip Details

Michigan Avenue, Chicago, circa 1960 home movie footage from the Lions International convention parade. A row of men in gold jackets, white shirts and dark ties walks toward the camera holding a long purple banner lettered VIRGINIA in gold, with a gold emblem at each end. Their dark trousers and shoes step over white lane markings while a crowd of spectators fills the background. The 8mm film holds one steady handheld shot with a strong blue-violet colour cast.

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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000256

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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: Answers requests for circa 1960 footage of a service-club convention parade, specifically a readable Virginia state delegation marching in Chicago, for history, regional or organizational documentaries.
Period detail: Matching gold club jackets worn with white shirts and narrow dark ties, a hand-made lettered banner and 8mm colour stock with a blue-violet shift all point to the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: Shot by a spectator at the curb who held the camera on a passing delegation, giving an eye-level view of the parade as the crowd saw it rather than an official newsreel angle.
What appears in frame: A purple banner with gold VIRGINIA lettering, gold emblems at each end, a front row of men in gold jackets and ties, a marcher in a white jacket at right, dark trousers stepping over white lane markings, and a blurred crowd behind.
Film character: Visible 8mm grain, soft focus and a strong blue-violet cast give a lavender pavement and warm gold tones, the projected-film texture typical of amateur colour reversal stock of the era.
Edit role: Works as a short insert or cutaway that names a state on screen, or as a parade beat placed between wider street shots of the same procession.
Historical context: Chicago hosted the 43rd Lions International convention on July 6-9, 1960, and period reports describe its parade running down Michigan Avenue with delegations from many states.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from likeness: several marchers' faces are visible and unidentified, and the banner emblems are club insignia, so likeness and trademark questions should be weighed for each use.
Research search match: Lions convention parade 1960 Chicago, Virginia delegation banner, men in gold jackets marching, 8mm home movie parade Michigan Avenue, vintage service club procession.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Texas majorette, Illinois banner and Higgins Norwood Lions Paddy Wagon clips, then with its Wrigley Field scoreboard shots, then with other Chicago or civic parade footage from about 1960.

Still Frames From This Clip

Virginia delegation in gold jackets carries a purple banner in the Lions convention parade on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, circa 1960 — The Virginia delegation enters frame behind its purple banner, Lions International parade, Chicago, circa 1960.
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Marchers' legs keep step beneath the Virginia banner on Chicago's Michigan Avenue in 8mm home movie film, circa 1960 — Dark trousers and shoes step over painted lane lines beneath the banner.
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Virginia Lions delegation nears the camera with its banner at the 1960-era convention parade in Chicago, faces visible above — The front row draws near the camera, banner filling the lower half of the frame.
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