Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Man In Suit Roaming And Searching In Grassland

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

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Man In Suit Roaming And Searching In Grassland — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored suit walks across a grassy field in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in 1975. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows him moving through the open landscape, bending down to examine something on the ground before continuing his walk. The scene is captured with vintage film grain, slight blurriness, and a purple-tinted sky, evoking a nostalgic, home movie aesthetic. The man appears to be searching or exploring the rural area, with trees visible in the background under an overcast sky.

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: 123211129

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: Useful for requests needing 1940s home-movie footage of an adult man moving through an open grassy field for documentary inserts or memory sequences.
Period detail: The light-colored suit and soft 8mm color rendering may show mid-century leisure or informal outdoor filming, with no clear landmarks visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged action as the man walks toward the camera, bends to inspect the grass, and continues searching the field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited adult man, open grassland, distant trees, overcast sky, soft focus, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, mild exposure variation, and a cool purplish cast.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, rural transition, or ambiguous searching beat in a mid-century personal-history sequence.
Historical context: The footage suggests a quiet outdoor moment in or near Middletown, Pennsylvania, without enough visual evidence to identify the specific site or occasion.
Research note: A recognizable adult may be present, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, with no visible brands or private interiors in these frames.
Research search match: Research matches include 1940s 8mm man in suit in field, Middletown Pennsylvania home movie, adult searching grass, and rural family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Middletown or 1947 material, then broader home-movie scenes of rural walking or searching.

Still Frames From This Clip

A suited adult man walks through open grass in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in archival 8mm footage dated 1947. — A suited man approaches across the field, with trees in the distance.

The man remains in the open field, framed softly against grass, trees, and a pale sky in 1947 home-movie footage. — The man moves through the grass under a pale overcast sky.

The suited man bends toward the ground in the grassy field, suggesting he is inspecting or searching the area. — The man bends down toward the grass as if examining the ground.

The man stands in profile amid the open grassland.

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