Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Life With Mother

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationMiddletown, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Life With Mother — Clip Details

A close-up of a vintage 8mm film title card from 1947, showing the typed text "LIFE WITH" "MOTHER" 1947 with Michael J. Bogar. The grainy, monochrome image displays classic Super 8 film characteristics with soft focus and subtle edge distortion, evoking a nostalgic, personal home movie aesthetic from the late 1940s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123224277

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1948 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: Supports late-1940s home-movie title-card needs for documentary inserts, family-history sequences, and archival program transitions.
Period detail: The typed card shows the words LIFE WITH MOTHER, the visible date 1947, and the name Michael J. Bogar, with Middletown, Pennsylvania supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is a maker-authored family-film title card that frames a private home-movie story before any people appear.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include typed title text, the date 1947, a personal name, gray card texture, soft vignetting, film grain, and contact-sheet repetition.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, monochrome tonality, gate-edge darkness, mild jitter, and visible grain that reads as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an opening insert, date cue, memory beat, or transition into family-life material from the same reel.
Historical context: The card reflects a mid-century personal film practice of labeling family footage with typed titles and names rather than public signage or landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and identification of the named individual should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s 8mm home movie title card, Life With Mother family film, Middletown Pennsylvania home movie, and Michael J. Bogar.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from this reel, then Middletown or Pennsylvania late-1940s footage, then broader mother and family home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Late-1940s 8mm title card from Middletown, Pennsylvania metadata, showing LIFE WITH MOTHER and Michael J. Bogar. — Typed title card for LIFE WITH MOTHER with the date 1947 and Michael J. Bogar visible.

Middletown-supported 8mm title card with typed LIFE WITH MOTHER text, 1947 date, and Michael J. Bogar name. — Soft 8mm frame of the LIFE WITH MOTHER title card and typed credit line.

Grainy 8mm title-card frame showing LIFE WITH MOTHER, the visible date 1947, and Michael J. Bogar. — Repeated title-card frame with visible typed date and name beneath the title.

Final visible 8mm frame of the LIFE WITH MOTHER title card, with 1947 and Michael J. Bogar readable. — The title card remains centered, with the date and typed name still readable through soft focus.

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