A jet-aircraft parade float follows a two-tone sedan past a rock face and trees, United States, circa 1956.
1956 · United States
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Three riders in swimsuits on the jet-aircraft float as it passes the camera, circa 1956, 1956
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- 1956
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- United States
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- Still 3 · 2.17s into the source clip
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Three women in swimsuits ride a white jet-aircraft parade float with red arrows and a turquoise skirt, United States, circa 1956 8mm film.
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Source footage and archive context
United States-1956: Jet Aircraft Parade Float With Women Waving in Swimsuits
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1950s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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Location documentation · estimated
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Period detail
A two-tone sedan with whitewall tires, a swept-tail jet float design and strapless swimsuits point to the 1950s, and the tail may show an emblem that cannot be read.
Film character
Regular 8mm colour with soft focus, visible grain, saturated turquoise and red, and a gentle handheld drift as the camera follows the float.
Historical context
The float shows a jet aircraft used as parade decoration with swimsuit-clad riders, a pairing of aviation imagery and pageantry seen in mid-century American community parades.
Research note
The event, town and people are unidentified; copyright in the film is separate from any likeness rights of the women and from any rights in the float design or its unreadable emblem and placard.
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