Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Bridge For Automobile Transit Over River Which

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

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Bridge For Automobile Transit Over River Which — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a scenic riverside view in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The clip opens with a wide shot of a bridge spanning a calm river under an overcast sky, with a grassy bank and a park bench in the foreground. The scene shifts to show several men in overcoats and hats standing near large columns, one adjusting a camera. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and natural light, evoking a nostalgic mid-20th century American atmosphere. The sequence documents a quiet moment of observation and transit along the riverfront.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123227476

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for archival requests needing late-1940s 8mm views of a Pennsylvania river crossing, riverside setting, and brief visitor activity for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The overcoats, brimmed hats, columned public setting, and subdued color home-movie stock may show late-1940s travel or sightseeing near Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in its casual observation of a bridge and men pausing near columns, including one person handling a camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a river bridge, calm water, grassy bank, park bench, large white columns, men in coats and hats, nearby houses, and a handheld camera.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical texture of amateur film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, location cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat between riverfront and visitor-observation material.
Historical context: The footage visually situates automobile-era bridge infrastructure alongside a quiet riverfront and dressed visitors without supporting a specific public event claim.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are evident, and copyright clearance remains separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s 8mm Middletown Pennsylvania river bridge, vintage home movie bridge over water, men in overcoats by columns, and riverside travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Middletown or Pennsylvania material from the same year, then with river bridges, transit, and visitor-shot travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Late-1940s 8mm view of a bridge over water near Middletown, Pennsylvania, with a grassy riverside foreground and bench. — A river bridge seen from the bank with a bench in the foreground.

Wide 8mm frame showing the river bridge and distant shoreline near Middletown, Pennsylvania, with muted color and soft focus. — The bridge continues across the river under a pale sky.

Men in overcoats and hats stand by large white columns near a railing, with trees and houses visible beyond. — Visitors stand near columns along the riverside setting.

A man appears to adjust a handheld camera by large white columns, with another coated figure at the edge of the frame. — A visitor handles a camera near the columned structure.

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