United States-1973: Acrobats Pose Above and Below an Elevated Circus Apparatus

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1973 · United States · Reel f07e0e2c contains 12 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

acrobatics
balance
live entertainment
physical coordination
height
spectatorship
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Distant oblique audience view looking upward toward elevated performers
Setting: indoor · Dark circus arena with elevated performance equipment
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Indeterminate · Not visible indoors
Lighting: Intense performance lighting with clipped highlights against a dark background
People: 2 · Two distant performers in bright costumes with red accents, one above the apparatus and one holding the suspended frame below; faces and ages are indistinct.
Objects: elevated circus apparatus · suspended rectangular frame · narrow ladder · support cables · vertical poles · small background lights
Colors: deep blue · violet · white · red · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two performers occupy the upper apparatus and the frame suspended beneath it.
The upper performer extends both arms while the lower figure holds a sideways leg pose.
The upper performer bends both arms toward the head.
The upper figure opens the arms again as the lower performer reaches upward.

Acrobats Pose Above and Below an Elevated Circus Apparatus — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1973 home movie footage shows two acrobats arranged above and below an elevated circus apparatus in a dark indoor arena. The upper performer extends both arms, then bends them toward the head, while the lower performer holds the suspended frame with one leg extended. A distant handheld view keeps the ladder and supporting cables in sight, with bright costumes and metalwork glowing against a deep blue background.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialInteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003706

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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: 1973 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: This circa 1973 sequence serves documentary requests for American circus acrobatics and amateur audience views of indoor entertainment.
Period detail: Bright costumes and exposed metal performance equipment may show an early to mid-1970s circus presentation, but provide no precise dating clue.
Home-movie behavior: Distant handheld framing records the act from a spectator's position, preserving the experience of watching performers high above the arena floor.
What appears in frame: Two performers share the view with an elevated apparatus, a suspended rectangular frame, a narrow ladder, taut cables and small background lights.
Film character: Coarse grain, blue-violet shadows, glowing highlights and occasional surface marks give the projected-film capture a pronounced archival texture.
Edit role: Use this brief continuous view as an acrobatic insert or a height-and-balance beat within a longer circus sequence.
Historical context: The vertically arranged performers demonstrate how an indoor circus act presents coordinated poses across several levels of equipment.
Research note: Faces are indistinct and no operator is named; film copyright, performer likeness rights and venue permissions remain separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1973 circus home movies, elevated acrobatic balance acts and small-gauge footage of indoor aerial performances.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's flying trapeze and performer balancing atop an elephant, then with broadly contemporary United States circus footage and other elevated balance acts.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1973, two circus acrobats pose vertically on brightly lit equipment beside a narrow ladder in a dark arena. — The upper performer raises both arms as the lower figure holds an extended-leg pose beneath the apparatus.
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A circus performer spreads both arms above a suspended acrobat in a dark United States arena, circa 1973, with cables crossing the blue background. — Outstretched arms emphasize the upper figure's position above the suspended frame.
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United States circus home movie, circa 1973: an upper acrobat bends both elbows while a second performer poses beneath the illuminated apparatus. — The upper figure changes the arm pose while the lower performer remains beneath the equipment.
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Two elevated circus acrobats in the United States, circa 1973, change arm positions beside a ladder, silhouetted by bright light against blue darkness. — The lower performer reaches higher as the upper figure opens the arms again.
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