Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Man Picks Up Object In Grass Field

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

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Man Picks Up Object In Grass Field — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored suit stands in a grassy field in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in 1975. He bends down to pick up an object from the ground, then stands and walks toward the camera. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural outdoor lighting, a small wooden structure in the background, and the characteristic grain and color shift of vintage home movie footage. The scene captures a candid moment of everyday life from the mid-1970s.

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: 123211151

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 outdoors in a Pennsylvania field, especially as a brief everyday-life cutaway.
Period detail: The light suit, open grass field, and small wooden structure may show mid-century casual outdoor life, with the supplied metadata placing the clip in Middletown, Pennsylvania in 1947.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as the man notices or retrieves something from the grass, then turns back toward the camera in a casual home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited adult man, grass and clover, a small wooden structure, distant trees, open sky, and soft film-edge framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color shift, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for outdoor errands, found-object moments, or everyday rural-suburban activity.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for an informal outdoor setting and adult dress in a documented Pennsylvania home-movie scene without implying a specific event.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are evident, and copyright status is separate from person or property clearance.
Research search match: Researchers might find this under 1940s 8mm home movie, man in field, picking something up, Middletown Pennsylvania, outdoor everyday life, or vintage candid footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Middletown or 1947 material, then with related outdoor home-movie scenes of everyday actions.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Middletown, Pennsylvania home-movie footage, a suited man stands in an open grassy field with distant trees and a small wooden structure. — A suited man stands in the field before bending toward the grass.

The man bends down in the grassy field, with a small wooden structure and a line of trees visible behind him. — The man leans down toward something in the grass.

The suited man stays bent over in the Pennsylvania field, appearing to reach toward the ground near patches of clover. — The man continues reaching down in the open grass.

The man stands facing the camera in the field after bending down, with the small structure and trees still visible behind him. — The man stands upright and faces back toward the camera.

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