New Cumberland Penn-1946: Soldier Walking Down Front Steps In Black And White

Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNew Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 New Cumberland

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Soldier Walking Down Front Steps In Black And White — Clip Details

A soldier in a formal military uniform walks down the front steps of a house in this 8mm home movie from 1946. Shot in black and white with visible film grain and vignette, the footage captures the man descending the porch steps, turning toward the camera with a slight smile. The setting appears to be a residential home with brick columns and a wooden door, evoking a post-war American family moment. The grainy, intimate quality of the Super 8 footage enhances its nostalgic, archival feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125876717

Rights & Clearance

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: 1946 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: New Cumberland, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s U.S. home-front or postwar family sequences needing a brief black-and-white shot of a uniformed soldier leaving a residence.
Period detail: The formal military uniform, black-and-white 8mm look, brick porch columns, and residential doorway support a mid-1940s New Cumberland home-movie setting.
Home-movie behavior: The man descends the front steps and turns toward the camera with a slight smile, giving the shot an unstaged family-record quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed adult man, front steps, brick porch columns, a wooden door, a planter, dark vignetting, and soft home-movie focus.
Film character: The footage has visible grain, soft exposure, handheld framing, and edge vignetting that signal original 8mm physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for a serviceman returning to or leaving a family home.
Historical context: The scene shows a uniformed adult at a residential entrance, offering social context for military service within a domestic 1940s setting.
Research note: A recognizable face and military uniform are visible, so likeness, context, and any property-related concerns should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1946 8mm soldier home movie, New Cumberland Pennsylvania uniformed man, black-and-white porch steps, and postwar family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New Cumberland 1946 material, then broader 1940s soldier and family-home scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A uniformed adult man descends the front steps of a New Cumberland residence in 1946 black-and-white 8mm footage. — A uniformed man begins walking down the porch steps outside a residence.

The man in formal military uniform continues down the house steps, partly soft from the 8mm home-movie focus. — The soldier moves farther down the steps toward the camera.

A closer black-and-white frame shows the uniform jacket and brick porch detail as the man nears the camera. — The home movie cuts closer as the uniformed man reaches the lower steps.

The uniformed man faces the camera and appears to smile outside the New Cumberland residence in the 1946 home movie. — The man turns toward the camera near the porch, ending the brief family-record shot.

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