Colorado-1954: Costumed Student Band in Sombreros Riding a Bunting-Draped Parade Float

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationColorado, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 · Colorado, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1954 · Colorado & Durango · Reel 44385717 contains 6 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

parade
student band
costume dress-up
community celebration
school spirit
music
small-town life

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · town street parade passing a brick building with white-framed windows
Time and weather: day · unknown, coats suggest a cool day · clear and sunny
Lighting: bright direct sunlight
People: 12 · Teenage and young adult band members in sombreros, cowboy hats, fringed jackets, headscarves, wool coats and a purple varsity letter sweater, several smiling and one waving.
Vehicles: parade float
Objects: sousaphone · trombone · straw sombreros · cowboy hats · striped bunting · varsity letter sweater · headscarf · fringed jacket
Readable signs: P
Colors: deep blue · purple · gold · red · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Young people in cowboy hats, sombreros and headscarves stand at the bunting-trimmed rail.
A young man holding a straw sombrero to his chest comes into view.
A sousaphone player in a purple letter sweater waves at the camera.
A smiling trombonist and a young woman in a blue cowboy hat pass as the shot ends.

Costumed Student Band in Sombreros Riding a... — Clip Details

Probably in Colorado, circa 1954, home movie footage shows a parade float trimmed with purple, gold and red striped bunting passing a brick building. Young band members in straw sombreros, cowboy hats, fringed jackets and headscarves stand along the rail, one holding a sombrero to his chest. A sousaphone player in a purple varsity sweater with a letter P waves at the camera, followed by a smiling trombonist. The single handheld 8mm shot holds steady as the float rolls past from left to right.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001509

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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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1954 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: Colorado, 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 a request for 1950s American parade or school-spirit footage, giving documentaries and education pieces a colourful, authentic moment of young people celebrating in public.
Period detail: Wool overcoats, wide straw sombreros, felt cowboy hats, a chenille-style letter sweater and saturated reversal-film colour may show a mid-1950s community parade.
Home-movie behavior: The riders grin, joke and wave straight at the family camera, an unposed exchange between a spectator and friends or neighbours passing by on the float.
What appears in frame: A row of young people in sombreros and cowboy hats, a young man hugging a straw hat, a waving sousaphone player in a purple P sweater, a trombonist, striped bunting and a brick wall under blue sky.
Film character: Soft focus, lively grain and deep, slightly cool blues give the projected 8mm reversal stock a warm period texture, with a steady handheld frame as the float glides past.
Edit role: Works as a festive cutaway or memory beat inside a parade sequence, or as a bright transition into material about school life and town celebrations.
Historical context: Student groups in themed costume riding decorated floats were a familiar part of town parades in this era, and the clip shows that tradition without identifying the specific event.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from the likeness of the identifiable young people, some likely minors, and from any school insignia on the sweater; consent and trademark review are advisable for commercial use.
Research search match: Suits searches for a 1950s student band in Western costume, a waving sousaphone player, or colour 8mm home movies of small-town celebrations in Colorado.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's street church band and young man turning to smile, then with its Colorado winter shots such as locomotive 315, then with other mid-century parade footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1954 parade float, probably in Colorado, carrying costumed young people in cowboy hats and a headscarf — Costumed riders in Western hats and a headscarf line the rail of a striped parade float, circa 1954.
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Young man clutching a straw sombrero among costumed band members on a circa 1954 float, probably Colorado — A young man hugs a wide straw sombrero as the costumed group rolls past a brick wall.
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Sousaphone player in a varsity P sweater waves from a costumed band float, circa 1954, probably Colorado — A sousaphone player wearing a sombrero and a purple letter sweater waves at the camera.
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Smiling trombonist and young woman in a blue cowboy hat on a circa 1954 band float, probably in Colorado — A trombonist and a young woman in a blue cowboy hat smile as the band float passes.
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