Philadephia Pennsylvania USA-1972: Teenage Boy And Girl At Graduation Crowd Of

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationPhiladephia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Teenage Boy And Girl At Graduation Crowd Of — Clip Details

A vintage 1972 home movie clip from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, capturing a joyful graduation celebration. A young man in a black cap and gown with a yellow stole poses with a smiling teenage girl in a striped dress, both radiating pride. The outdoor scene features a crowd of guests under blue and white umbrellas, with lush green trees in the background. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain, warm color tones, and a candid, nostalgic atmosphere typical of personal family recordings from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 121320245

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Philadephia, Pennsylvania, 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: Useful for 1970s U.S. education, family celebration, or graduation sequences needing candid home-movie material from Philadelphia.
Period detail: The caps and gowns, patterned dresses, suits, and outdoor social gathering support an early-1970s graduation setting from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal posing, smiling, arm-in-arm contact, and crowd milling that feel recorded from a family participant's viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a graduate in cap and gown, a young woman in a striped dress, guests in suits and dresses, umbrellas, trees, walkway, and soft crowd movement.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, soft focus, slight handheld framing, muted color, and uneven exposure that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a graduation insert, family-memory beat, crowd cutaway, or transition into education and coming-of-age material.
Historical context: The clip shows a social graduation gathering outdoors, with guests dressed formally and casually around a garden-like walkway.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 Philadelphia graduation home movie, 1970s cap and gown crowd, teenage graduation couple, and 8mm family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Philadelphia or 1972 footage, then broader graduation, school, family gathering, or 1970s crowd scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1972 Philadelphia home-movie frame, a young woman poses beside a graduate in cap and gown in a crowded outdoor gathering. — A young woman and graduate pose together as guests gather under umbrellas.

A 1972 Philadelphia graduation scene shows a graduate and young woman standing together amid guests, trees, and canopy umbrellas. — The graduate and young woman remain close while the crowd moves behind them.

The home-movie view shifts to the surrounding graduation crowd, with formally dressed guests moving through a leafy outdoor space. — Guests circulate along the walkway as the camera turns away from the posed couple.

A wide 1972 Philadelphia graduation crowd view shows guests under umbrellas and trees, with a man walking toward the camera. — The clip ends on a wider crowd view with greenery and umbrellas in the background.

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