California-1980: Historical Uniform Band Marching With Drums and Brass Instruments

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 · California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

community parade
historical costume
public performance
musical procession
spectatorship
local gathering

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld · Street-level view across the roadway toward approaching and passing marchers
Setting: outdoor · Paved downtown parade route bordered by sidewalks, low-rise buildings and leafless street trees
Time and weather: daytime · Cool season suggested by bare trees and spectators' jackets · Clear and dry
Lighting: Strong direct sunlight with bright highlights and deep shadows
People: 40 · Approximately forty visible marchers and spectators, including adults and children; musicians wear historical-style dark coats and caps, pale blue trousers and occasional red waist accents.
Objects: brass instruments · bass drum · side drums · drumsticks · drum harnesses · long staff · tall black hat · uniform caps · stroller · street trees · road markings · low-rise buildings
Colors: dark navy · pale blue · gray · cream · muted red · brass gold
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A tall-hatted foreground marcher leads the visible ranks past sidewalk spectators.
More dark-coated musicians enter as the camera pans right.
A bass drum, side drums and brass bells fill the formation.
Drummers continue past the camera with additional musicians behind them.

Historical Uniform Band Marching With Drums and Brass... — Clip Details

California, United States, circa 1980 home movie footage shows a historical-costume band marching along a paved parade route. Musicians wear dark coats and caps with light blue trousers, while a foreground marcher carries a tall black hat and a long staff. Brass instruments, a bass drum and side drums pass spectators standing beside bare trees and low-rise buildings. A continuous handheld street-side view pans right as the formation advances.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003561

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

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: 1980 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: California, 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: This California parade excerpt suits documentary requests for historical-costume musicians and public street gatherings circa 1980.
Period detail: Spectator jackets, flared trousers and hairstyles suggest circa 1980, while the marchers wear historical-style coats, caps and pale blue trousers.
Home-movie behavior: The street-side camera follows successive ranks while spectators watch casually from the opposite curb.
What appears in frame: Dark-coated musicians carry brass instruments, a bass drum and side drums past spectators, a stroller, bare trees and low-rise buildings.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, a green-blue cast and strong sunlit highlights give the projected small-gauge capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use this short continuous shot as a parade insert that moves from a foreground leader to the approaching percussion ranks.
Historical context: The scene records historical dress used for a public procession, with spectators in everyday clothing lining the route.
Research note: Copyright licensing is separate from likeness and property permissions; adults, minors and building facades are visible, and no band identity is readable.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for California parade home movies circa 1980, historical-uniform marching bands and small-gauge footage of brass players and drummers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's red-uniform band and mounted flag bearers, then other California footage circa 1980, followed by historical-costume processions.

Still Frames From This Clip

California, circa 1980: a tall-hatted marcher with a staff passes ahead of musicians in dark coats and pale blue trousers. — A foreground marcher passes the camera as uniformed musicians approach behind.
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California, circa 1980: historical-costume musicians advance in dark caps and coats, with pale blue trousers and red waist accents. — Successive ranks of historical-costume musicians fill the street-level view.
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California, circa 1980: a bass drummer and brass players pass spectators in a historical-costume street procession. — The bass drum and reflective instrument bells become prominent as the formation passes.
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California, circa 1980: side drummers in dark historical-style uniforms cross the foreground while the band continues along the street. — Side drums and their carrying straps are clearly visible near the end of the shot.
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