Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Man Walking Outside Smiles At Camera

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

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Man Walking Outside Smiles At Camera — Clip Details

A man in a wool coat and tie walks outdoors in a wooded area, smiling warmly at the camera in this 8mm home movie from Middletown Pennsylvania, 1975. The grainy black-and-white footage captures candid moments of his cheerful expression, with bare trees and a vintage car visible in the background. The clip transitions to a woman in a stylish coat and pearl necklace, also smiling, with a classic automobile behind her. Shot on 8mm film, this archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American life, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 123224430

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: 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: Useful for requests needing 1940s 8mm home-movie footage of adults posing or walking outdoors for documentary, education, or memory-sequence use.
Period detail: The wool overcoat, tie, bare trees, and partially seen older car may show late-1940s dress and everyday outdoor surroundings in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears relaxed and aware of the camera, walking closer and smiling in an unstaged family-film moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a textured wool coat, necktie, wooded background, bare branches, a partial car, soft focus, film gate edges, and a blank leader-like frame.
Film character: The clip has a grainy black-and-white 8mm look with soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and visible frame borders.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief character insert, personal-memory beat, or transition into a family or postwar everyday-life sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows an adult man outdoors in formal everyday clothing, suggesting a social or family visit rather than a public event.
Research note: Visible faces and a partially visible automobile may require likeness, privacy, trademark, or context review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Search matches include 1940s 8mm home movie man smiling at camera, Middletown Pennsylvania family footage, and black-and-white outdoor home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Middletown 1948 material, then similar outdoor family portraits and smiling adults.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man in a wool overcoat and tie walks outdoors in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in 1948 home-movie footage. — A man walks through a wooded outdoor area, looking down as the camera follows him.

Man in a wool coat faces the camera outdoors, with bare trees and a partial car behind him in 1948 Middletown footage. — The man turns toward the camera, framed from the chest up with a car partly visible behind him.

Close-up of the smiling man in a wool coat and tie, filmed outdoors in black-and-white 8mm footage from Middletown. — A close-up catches the man smiling directly toward the camera.

A pale, mostly blank 8mm frame shows faint vertical scratches, dust marks, and dark film edges. — The clip ends on a mostly blank film frame with visible surface marks.

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