Harrisburg Penn-1946: Pretty Houses In Philadelphia With Triangular Roof

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Harrisburg Penn

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Pretty Houses In Philadelphia With Triangular Roof — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a series of grainy, black-and-white views of a residential house in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The footage features a two-story brick home with a prominent triangular roofline and white-trimmed windows, filmed from varying angles with a handheld camera. The images show the front facade and porch area, with a brick chimney and covered entryway visible. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American suburban atmosphere. This archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, period pieces, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125874193

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: 1946 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: Harrisburg, 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 residential exterior footage for documentary, education, period-setting, or neighborhood memory sequences.
Period detail: The brick house, steep triangular roofline, white-trimmed windows, chimney, and covered porch may show mid-20th-century residential architecture in Harrisburg.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a brief personal record, with the camera lingering on the house exterior from nearby street or sidewalk positions.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a brick two-story house, triangular gable roof, white window trim, chimney, covered porch, brick porch columns, steps, and low front wall.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture, soft focus, heavy grain, vignetting, and slight handheld framing give the short exterior study a physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for a 1940s American residential setting.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for a modest urban or suburban house exterior without showing residents, street activity, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people or logos are visible, but the residential exterior may still require property and copyright review depending on intended use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1940s 8mm house exterior, Harrisburg residential home movie, brick house with gable roof, and black-and-white porch footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1946 Harrisburg exteriors, then broader 1940s American residential home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Harrisburg home-movie view of a brick house facade with steep gable roof, chimney, and white-trimmed windows. — Front facade of a brick house with a triangular roofline and chimney.

Close exterior view of the Harrisburg house porch, showing a brick column, covered entry, steps, and shadowed front door. — Porch and front entry details of the residential brick house.

Black-and-white 8mm view of the house porch area in Harrisburg, with a brick support column, low wall, and recessed entry. — The camera moves closer to the porch structure and front doorway.

Side-angled 1946 home-movie frame of a Harrisburg brick house porch, with column, steps, low wall, and deep shadow around the entrance. — Side view of the porch wall, column, and shaded entry area.

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