Philadephia Pennsylvania USA-1972: Woman Walking Boardwalk and Heron in Marsh

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Woman Walking Boardwalk and Heron in Marsh — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, capturing a serene nature scene. The clip opens with a bird perched in a tree near a marsh, followed by a great blue heron wading through shallow water among lily pads. A woman in a red sweater and dark skirt walks along a wooden boardwalk, enjoying the natural surroundings. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and a soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory of a peaceful day outdoors. The footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring 1970s Americana and wildlife.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121321013

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

walking
birds
landmark
enjoying
view
animals
wife
holidays
philadephia pennsylvania USA
1972
1972 home movie footage
vintage 8mm film
Super 8 nature footage
great blue heron
marsh wildlife
woman walking boardwalk
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1970s nostalgia
archival film
nature documentary
wildlife footage
vintage home movie
retro film
8mm footage
8mm film
classic film
nature walk
bird watching
old film
vintage footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1970s Philadelphia-area home-movie nature footage, marsh wildlife, or a quiet visitor boardwalk moment for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The clothing, handheld 8mm look, and wooden nature-boardwalk setting support the supplied 1972 date, though no visible signage or landmark confirms the exact place.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as the camera observes birds in the marsh and a woman walking away along the boardwalk during a casual outdoor visit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a marsh, water, reeds, lily pads, a perched bird, a wading heron, a wooden boardwalk, and a woman in a red sweater.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm texture with visible grain, mild color fading, dark frame edges, and handheld framing that preserve the feel of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short nature insert, reflective transition, wildlife cutaway, or memory beat within a 1970s personal-travel or urban-green-space sequence.
Historical context: The frames show leisure observation of wetland wildlife from a boardwalk, offering social context for a casual outdoor visit rather than a documented public event.
Research note: A woman is visible from behind, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright status is separate from personal or location permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1972 8mm Philadelphia marsh boardwalk, 1970s home movie heron wetland, vintage family nature walk, and Super 8 wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Philadelphia or 1972 outdoor footage, then broader 1970s home-movie wildlife and boardwalk scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm frame showing a bird perched in leafless branches near marsh water in the Philadelphia-area footage. — A bird perches above the marsh at the start of the clip.

Great blue heron appears to wade through shallow marsh water among lily pads in the 1972 Philadelphia home-movie footage. — A heron moves along the edge of the marsh vegetation.

A heron stands in shallow wetland water surrounded by reeds and lily pads in this soft 8mm nature frame. — The heron pauses among lily pads in the shallow marsh.

A woman in a red sweater walks away along a wooden boardwalk in the supplied 1972 Philadelphia nature footage. — A woman walks down the boardwalk through the wetland area.

Visually Similar Clips