Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Man In Double Breasted Suit Walks Through Field In

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

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Man In Double Breasted Suit Walks Through Field In — Clip Details

A man in a double-breasted suit walks through a grassy field in this vintage 8mm home movie from Middletown, Pennsylvania, 1975. Shot on Super 8 film, the footage captures the man strolling across the open field with trees in the background under an overcast sky. The image exhibits classic 8mm film characteristics: soft focus, purple color cast, and visible grain. The man, dressed in formal wear with a tie, moves naturally through the rural landscape, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American life.

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: 123225217

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: 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

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 1940s American home-movie requests needing a brief rural or small-town outdoor shot of a formally dressed man walking toward camera.
Period detail: The double-breasted suit, tie, open field, and soft 8mm color may show late-1940s personal filming in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Home-movie behavior: The man walks naturally through the grass toward the camera, suggesting an informal posed moment within a home-movie setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man, grassy field, distant trees, overcast sky, soft focus, frame edges, and purple color shift.
Film character: The clip has an 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and a cool purple cast.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, rural cutaway, transition, or character-adjacent insert for mid-century personal footage.
Historical context: The footage gives a small visual record of formal menswear appearing in an open rural landscape without identifying a specific event.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or stock-footage licensing.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s 8mm man in suit walking field, Middletown Pennsylvania home movie, and double-breasted menswear footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Middletown or 1948 material, then broader rural menswear or walking portrait footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Middletown, Pennsylvania home-movie footage from 1948, a man in a suit approaches through grass with trees behind him. — A suited man walks through an open grassy field toward the camera.

The man in formal clothing walks nearer to the camera in the 1948 Middletown field scene, with soft focus and visible film borders. — The man moves closer across the grass, framed by an open field and trees.

A closer, softly focused view shows the suited man continuing toward camera in the Middletown home-movie field shot. — The walking figure fills the frame as he nears the camera.

The final frame crops the man at the torso and legs as he steps through the grassy Middletown field in 1948 home-movie footage. — The camera catches the man's suit and stride at close range.

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