Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: The Players Are Playing In The Cricket Ground In

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

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The Players Are Playing In The Cricket Ground In — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a lively cricket match at a sun-drenched outdoor ground in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Players in white uniforms move across the field, with one batter preparing to face a delivery while others take their positions. The crowd fills the stands in the background, creating a vibrant atmosphere. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—soft focus, film grain, and a distinct blue color cast—evoking a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-1970s American recreational 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: 123244067

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: 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s sports and recreation requests needing home-movie coverage of players on an outdoor cricket ground in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Period detail: The white uniforms, packed open-air stands, and 8mm color rendering may show a mid-1970s recreational match atmosphere.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged spectator viewpoint, watching play from the stands as players reposition between deliveries or plays.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include players in white uniforms, a batter or fielder with a bat, an umpire-like figure in dark clothing, the playing field, crowd-filled stands, and strong daylight.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, blue color cast, uneven exposure, and slight framing drift typical of consumer home-movie capture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short sports insert, crowd-era cutaway, recreational-life transition, or memory beat for 1970s community athletics.
Historical context: The frames show organized outdoor sport with spectators present, offering visual context for public recreation and amateur match viewing in the 1970s.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no brands are apparent, and copyright status is separate from any person or venue permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 Middletown Pennsylvania cricket footage, 1970s 8mm sports home movie, outdoor match with spectators, and vintage recreational athletics.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1975 Middletown material, then broader 1970s outdoor sports and spectator footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Middletown, Pennsylvania 8mm frame showing players in white on an outdoor cricket ground with spectators in the background. — Players wait in position on the field as spectators fill the shaded stands behind them.

1975 Middletown, Pennsylvania home-movie frame of cricket players gathered on the field with a dark-clothed official and spectators beyond. — Players cluster briefly near the center of play while the crowd remains visible across the far side.

1975 Middletown, Pennsylvania 8mm still showing players near the cricket pitch area, with spectators filling the stands in the background. — The camera holds a wide spectator view as players reset around the pitch area.

1975 Middletown, Pennsylvania frame of players moving across an outdoor cricket ground, seen from a distant spectator position. — Two players cross the field as the match continues in front of the spectator stands.

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