United States-1957: Seated Costumed Musicians With a Trombone

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

musical entertainment
stage costume
workplace safety events
industrial social life
amateur filmmaking
mid-century performance
theatrical cultural representation

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately eye level with a slight upward view toward the seated performers
Setting: outdoor · Temporary performance stage at an industrial safety show
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Dry conditions; sky not visible
Lighting: Natural daylight with strong highlights and hat-brim shadows
People: 4 · Three prominently visible adult men sit in stage costumes; a fourth person in a checked shirt is partly visible at the far left near the end. Two principal figures wear dark bowler-style hats, and the trombone player wears a tall feathered headdress.
Objects: trombone · feathered headdress · dark hats · patterned jackets · bow tie · orange-brown lap-held object · chairs · fabric banner · colored streamers · stage platform · wooden supports
Readable signs: SAFETY SHOW
Colors: brown · cream · gray · black · muted red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two seated costumed performers dominate the view beneath the banner.
The bowler-hatted man looks toward the trombone player beside him.
A leftward shift brings a third seated performer further into view.
Three seated men share the frame as the trombone extends across the foreground.

Seated Costumed Musicians With a Trombone — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows seated costumed musicians beneath a SAFETY SHOW banner. A performer wearing a tall feathered headdress holds a trombone, while a man in a bowler hat rests an orange-brown object across his lap. The camera shifts left to include another seated man in a patterned jacket and dark hat. The continuous outdoor view has warm color, soft detail and slight handheld movement.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
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: 800003476

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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: 1957 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: 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: Supports documentary and museum requests for circa 1957 American industrial-event entertainment, with a close view of seated costumed musicians.
Period detail: Bowler-style hats, patterned jackets, a bow tie and loose trousers supply mid-century visual cues, although stage dress limits precise dating.
Home-movie behavior: The camera drifts across the seated men as they glance sideways and make small gestures between or during their stage activity.
What appears in frame: The view contains three seated men, a trombone, a feathered headdress, patterned jackets, dark hats, colored streamers and a SAFETY SHOW banner.
Film character: Warm color, visible grain, soft edges and fluctuating brightness reflect the projected small-gauge film capture.
Edit role: Use as a musical or costume insert within a wider sequence about the safety-show stage and its audience.
Historical context: The feathered headdress appears as theatrical costume at a safety show and establishes neither the wearer's ancestry nor a specific cultural affiliation.
Research note: Copyright licensing is separate from likeness, costume-design and property permissions; recognizable adults and a theatrical headdress are visible.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1957 United States home movies of safety-show musicians, seated entertainers and a costumed trombone player.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's flatbed safety-show stage, red scarf routine and applauding workers, then with American industrial entertainment from circa 1957.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1957, two seated costumed performers appear beneath a safety-show banner, with a trombone angled across the foreground. — A bowler-hatted performer sits beside a trombone player wearing a feathered stage costume.
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Two stage performers in the United States, circa 1957, sit close together as the trombone player holds the mouthpiece to his lips. — The seated man turns toward his neighbor while the trombone slide projects toward the lower right.
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United States, circa 1957: a wider view includes three seated costumed men beneath the safety-show banner, with the trombone crossing the right side. — A third seated performer in a pale patterned jacket enters the fuller stage composition.
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Costumed men sit beneath a SAFETY SHOW banner in the United States, circa 1957; the center performer looks toward the trombone player. — The three principal performers share the frame, showing their hats, patterned jackets and brass instrument.
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