Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: A Man Dressed In A Grey Suit And Tie Walks On A Grass Field

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

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A Man Dressed In A Grey Suit And Tie Walks On A Grass Field — Clip Details

A man in a grey suit and tie walks across a grassy field in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in 1975. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows him moving away from the camera, carrying a briefcase, before turning to face the lens. The scene unfolds under an overcast sky with scattered trees in the background, capturing a quiet, everyday moment with authentic vintage film grain and color tones.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123211104

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: 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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s 8mm home-movie footage suited for documentary requests needing a brief rural or small-town insert of a formally dressed man crossing open grass.
Period detail: The man's suit, tie, hat, and boxy hand-carried case may show mid-1940s everyday formal dress in an outdoor Pennsylvania setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged home-movie moment, with the man walking away and then turning back toward the camera in a quiet field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited adult man, a dark carrying case, open grass, scattered trees, a pale overcast sky, and soft background hills or treeline.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, mild gate framing, muted color, and handheld movement that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century work, travel, family, or small-town life sequences.
Historical context: The scene suggests an ordinary outdoor social or personal moment rather than a documented public event, with no visible signage or landmark for further identification.
Research note: An adult face and likeness are visible but not clearly identifiable in every frame, so copyright, likeness, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s 8mm man in suit walking field, Middletown Pennsylvania home movie, briefcase outdoors, and overcast rural grass scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Middletown or 1947 footage, then similar home-movie scenes of adults walking outdoors.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 Middletown, Pennsylvania footage, a man in a grey suit and hat walks away across open grass with trees in the distance. — A formally dressed man walks away from the camera across an open field.

The 1947 Middletown home-movie frame shows a man in a suit and hat walking through grass while holding a dark case. — The man crosses the field carrying a dark case at his side.

In the Middletown, Pennsylvania 1947 footage, the suited man turns toward the camera beside a dark case on the grass. — The man turns back toward the camera in the open field.

The final frame shows the 1947 Middletown scene with a suited man facing the lens in open grass, holding a dark case. — The man faces the camera with the field and trees behind him.

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