Bethlehem Israel-1976: Rhoda and Jean in Bus Back Seat

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationBethlehem, Israel
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Israel

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Rhoda and Jean in Bus Back Seat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this vintage home movie captures a journey from the backseat of a bus. The footage opens with blurred, rushing landscapes seen through a window, suggesting motion through a barren, overcast environment. A title card appears, reading 'RHODA & JEAN BACK SEAT OF THE BUS..' in bold white text on an orange background. The final frames show two young girls, Rhoda and Jean, seated in the back of the bus, their faces partially visible through the grainy, faded film. The entire clip exudes a nostalgic, personal feel, with natural film grain, soft focus, and a sense of intimate travel.

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, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127396528

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 1239 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: holy land trip,march,jerusalem,bethleham
Reel-level year note: 1976
Reel-level location note: israel,zurich,switzerland
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Bethlehem, Israel Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 home-movie requests needing bus travel, back-seat passenger views, or personal journey inserts from Bethlehem, Israel.
Period detail: The title card typography, faded color, and 8mm home-movie texture support a 1970s travel-film context without showing identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged passenger viewpoint, shifting from a moving window view to people seated at the rear of a bus.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blurred roadside landscape, a bus window, an orange title card, white lettering, back-seat silhouettes, grain, dust, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate weave, dust specks, and uneven exposure typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief travel transition, memory beat, title-card insert, or cutaway for bus movement and personal travel.
Historical context: The frames suggest informal 1970s travel documentation, emphasizing passenger experience rather than public monuments or staged tourism.
Research note: People and faces appear visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright and any archive license assessment.
Research search match: Researchers might find it under 1976 8mm bus travel, Bethlehem Israel home movie, back seat bus footage, or vintage passenger window view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Bethlehem 1976 travel material, then broader 1970s bus or road-journey footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm frame of a blurred landscape passing outside a bus window during 1970s travel in Bethlehem, Israel. — A rushing roadside view through the bus window opens the clip.

Faded 8mm frame showing two back-seat passengers inside a bus, their faces softened by exposure and grain. — Two passengers are partially visible in the rear area of the bus.

Orange 8mm title card with white text reading Rhoda and Jean back seat of the bus. — The handmade title card identifies Rhoda and Jean in the back seat of the bus.

Second title-card frame repeating the Rhoda and Jean back seat of the bus text on an orange background. — The title card remains on screen, repeating the back-seat bus caption.

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