Philadelphia Pennsylvania-1962: Archival Video Showing The Details Of

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Philadelphia Pennsylvania

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Archival Video Showing The Details Of — Clip Details

PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA-1962: Archival 8mm film captures the ornate spire of a historic clock tower against a deep blue sky, its intricate stonework and central statue clearly visible. The sequence transitions to a modern building with a curved glass facade and a distinctive overhanging roof, framed by green trees. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of 1960s home movies, offering a nostalgic glimpse of Philadelphia's architectural contrast between historic and contemporary structures.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127708368

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: 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 1619 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: philadelphia,penn
Date: 1962 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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 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 1960s documentary or educational edits needing Philadelphia architectural cutaways with historic masonry and modern civic-style building details.
Period detail: The frames show a clock-tower spire, statue, curved glass facade, and overhanging roof that may reflect mid-century urban architectural contrast.
Home-movie behavior: The camera takes a visitor-shot perspective, holding on upper architectural details and then shifting to a nearby modern entrance without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an ornate clock tower, rooftop statue, deep blue sky, curved canopy, glass doors, trees, and dark window bays.
Film character: The 8mm footage has saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, and slight exposure variation consistent with 1960s home-movie filming.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short architectural insert, city transition, or memory beat between broader Philadelphia street or landmark scenes.
Historical context: The clip visually contrasts older civic ornament with a modern glass-fronted building, but the exact landmark identity should be verified before naming it.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark, architecture, and property-use questions may still require separate rights review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 Philadelphia 8mm architecture, vintage clock tower footage, home movie city building details, and mid-century urban facade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Philadelphia shots, then other 1962 Philadelphia architecture, then broader vintage urban landmark and building-detail footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Philadelphia 8mm frame showing the upper portion of an ornate clock tower with a rooftop statue against blue sky. — Clock-tower spire and statue framed tightly against the sky.

1962 Philadelphia frame showing an ornate tower top with clock face, dome details, and a small statue above it. — Ornate tower detail with clock face and rooftop figure.

1962 Philadelphia 8mm frame showing a modern building entrance with curved canopy, glass facade, and trees in front. — Modern glass-fronted building under a curved overhanging roof.

1962 Philadelphia frame of a modern building with a curved roofline, dark glass entrance, and greenery in the foreground. — Curved roofline and glass entrance of a modern building.

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