Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Outside Waterfront Rental Community Is Large And Inviting

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationMiddletown, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Middletown Pennsylvania

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Outside Waterfront Rental Community Is Large And Inviting — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a wide view of a waterfront rental community in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The clip shows a row of simple, uniform buildings with light-colored walls and dark roofs, likely barracks or vacation homes, stretching along a calm shoreline. A parking lot filled with classic 1970s automobiles sits in the foreground. The scene is framed by dark borders, characteristic of 8mm film, under a clear blue sky with a distant horizon. The camera pans slowly, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century residential life by the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123240510

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: 1975 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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Pennsylvania exterior cutaways showing a waterfront rental or residential community in archival home-movie footage.
Period detail: The light buildings, open parking area, and visible 1970s automobiles support the stated 1975 period while the exact site identity remains unverified.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, observing the waterfront buildings from a distance without staging, people, or close activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include low uniform buildings, dark roofs, parked cars, shoreline or water, open sky, distant horizon, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and dark rounded frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, geographic transition, or quiet memory beat for 1970s waterfront housing.
Historical context: The scene reflects modest low-rise waterfront development and car-oriented access, but it does not identify a specific landmark or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location identity, and property-related permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1975 Middletown Pennsylvania home movie, 8mm waterfront rental buildings, or 1970s residential shoreline exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Middletown footage, then other 1975 Pennsylvania exteriors, then broader 1970s waterfront residential or vacation-community scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Middletown, Pennsylvania home-movie view of low waterfront buildings, a parking area, water, and open sky. — Low waterfront buildings and parked cars seen from a distance in the first frame.

A 1975 home-movie frame shows Middletown waterfront buildings and parked cars beneath a clear sky. — Uniform low buildings line the waterfront with cars parked in front.

Middletown waterfront scene in 1975, with a long low building, parked cars, water, and distant land visible. — The camera view shifts to a long low building with water and shoreline beyond.

Final 1975 Middletown frame showing a low waterfront structure, cars, open sky, and distant water or shoreline. — A final distant view holds on low buildings, cars, and the waterfront horizon.

Visually Similar Clips