Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Man in Cowboy Hat Boards Bus

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationMiddletown, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Middletown

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Man in Cowboy Hat Boards Bus — Clip Details

A well-dressed gentleman in a white cowboy hat and bow tie smiles and waves while boarding a Greyhound bus in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in 1975. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the man adjusting his hat and stepping aboard, with the bus's 'CHARTER' sign visible. The scene is bathed in bright daylight, showcasing vintage 1970s fashion and a nostalgic, candid moment of travel. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 home movie adds authentic archival charm.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123210935

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1947 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: Middletown, 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 1940s-era home-movie requests needing a brief travel, bus boarding, or well-dressed public farewell moment in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Period detail: The clothing, wide-brim white hat, bow tie, eyeglasses, and charter bus details may show mid-century formal travel style in bright daylight.
Home-movie behavior: The man smiles, tips or adjusts his hat, and boards the bus with a candid, friendly response to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man, white cowboy-style hat, bow tie, eyeglasses, charter bus side, open bus doorway, lawn, and strong sunlight.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast daylight exposure, and slight color fading that preserve a home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for travel, departure, group outing, or public greeting sequences.
Historical context: The clip shows an adult man in formal dress interacting with a camera while entering a charter bus, suggesting everyday social travel rather than a staged scene.
Research note: People and a bus sign are visible, so likeness and brand or operator identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Research matches include 1940s 8mm charter bus boarding, well-dressed man waving, white hat bow tie travel, and Middletown Pennsylvania home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Middletown 1947 travel footage, then broader home-movie scenes of buses, departures, and formal dress.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Middletown, Pennsylvania archival 8mm footage, a suited man in a white hat smiles and waves beside a charter bus. — A well-dressed man smiles toward the camera while lifting his white hat near a charter bus.

The man adjusts or tips his white hat in front of a charter bus during the Middletown, Pennsylvania home-movie scene. — The man tips his hat as the charter bus fills the background.

A suited man in a white hat approaches or steps into an open bus doorway, with lawn visible beyond the vehicle. — The man turns toward the open bus door after greeting the camera.

The man stands near the open charter bus entrance, partly turned away, as the home-movie camera follows his boarding. — The boarding moment continues at the bus doorway in bright daylight.

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