Philadephia Pennsylvania USA-1972: A Group Of People Gather Around A Set Of Umbrellas

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

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A Group Of People Gather Around A Set Of Umbrellas — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing a lively outdoor gathering in a tree-lined garden. A diverse group of adults in period attire—men in button-down shirts and suits, women in dresses and hats—mingle under large blue and green patterned umbrellas. The scene is captured through a dark frame, suggesting a view from a doorway or window, with natural daylight filtering through the lush green foliage. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, mid-20th century ambiance. The camera remains mostly static, observing the social event from a fixed vantage point.

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: 121320257

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s archival requests needing a brief exterior social gathering or garden reception scene in Philadelphia-shot home-movie footage.
Period detail: Visible period clues include 1970s dress, suits, hats, patterned umbrellas, and the soft color response of 8mm film.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the informal visitor viewpoint, watching adults mingle and gather under umbrellas without staged action.
What appears in frame: The frames show adults in suits and dresses, blue and green canopy umbrellas, dense trees, a garden path, shrubs, and a dark doorway-like border.
Film character: The clip has a soft 8mm look with visible grain, muted daylight exposure, slight blur, and saturated greens typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, memory beat, or transition for a 1970s community gathering, outdoor reception, or social event sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents an outdoor adult gathering in a landscaped urban garden setting, with social clothing and group behavior consistent with the stated 1972 metadata.
Research note: Visible faces require likeness review, while copyright, location, and any property permissions should be assessed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1972 Philadelphia 8mm garden gathering, 1970s outdoor social event, or vintage home movie umbrellas and crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1972 Philadelphia footage, then with 1970s outdoor gatherings or reception scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Philadelphia home-movie frame showing adults in period clothing gathered near a blue canopy umbrella in a tree-lined garden. — Adults mingle near a large umbrella during an outdoor garden gathering.

Adults in 1970s attire stand and talk beneath trees beside blue and green umbrellas in the Philadelphia garden scene. — A crowd stands beneath trees beside patterned umbrellas.

A wider 1972 Philadelphia home-movie view shows adults gathered around a blue umbrella, with trees and garden foliage behind them. — A wider view of the gathering shows the crowd facing the umbrella area.

Adults viewed from behind gather in a leafy Philadelphia garden, with canopy umbrellas, shrubs, and a round globe lamp visible. — The crowd is seen from behind across shrubs and trees.

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