Philadelphia Pennsylvania-1962: Park With Parched Trees And Tall Tower In The

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Philadelphia Pennsylvania

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Park With Parched Trees And Tall Tower In The — Clip Details

PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA-1962: Vintage 8mm film captures a twilight scene through bare, parched tree branches, revealing a historic church tower against a deep blue sky. The sequence begins with a low-angle view of the building's facade, then tilts upward to focus on the illuminated steeple. A final shot shows a weathered sign on a brick wall, reading 'Fretts Alley and Modern Street,' confirming the location. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm artificial lighting, and a nostalgic, atmospheric mood, ideal for historical documentaries or period pieces.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 127708537

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: 1962 Philadelphia home-movie footage useful for documentary or museum sequences needing a brief exterior view of historic architecture, bare trees, and city street signage.
Period detail: The frames may show early-1960s urban Philadelphia through 8mm color stock, bare seasonal trees, brick walls, a church-like tower, and a painted alley or street sign.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a visitor's quick street-level observation, tilting and reframing between the tower, trees, and a sign used to confirm place.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include leafless tree branches, a tall steeple or tower, brick exterior walls, dark window trim, a painted sign, blue sky, and heavy film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense grain, strong blue twilight color, soft focus, handheld framing, and uneven exposure that mark it as original amateur film material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short location insert, architectural cutaway, transition into a Philadelphia history section, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The clip places historic-looking architecture and alley signage within a quiet urban streetscape, without showing crowds, vehicles, or identifiable people.
Research note: No people are visible, but the readable sign and recognizable architecture should be checked for location identification, property concerns, and any trademark or copyright issues.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1962 Philadelphia 8mm church tower, vintage home movie city architecture, bare trees at historic building, and old street sign footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1962 Philadelphia exteriors, and then with broader themes of historic architecture, winter trees, and urban memory.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Philadelphia 8mm frame showing bare branches crossing a historic-looking building facade and tower against deep blue sky. — Bare branches partially obscure a tower and building facade in the opening view.

1962 Philadelphia frame with a tall steeple or tower rising behind leafless tree branches in blue twilight light. — The camera isolates the tower through a web of bare branches.

1962 Philadelphia 8mm frame showing a bright church-like spire framed by dark bare branches and deep blue sky. — A bright spire stands out behind the leafless trees.

1962 Philadelphia frame showing a readable painted sign on a brick wall, with a dark window and exterior stair nearby. — A painted wall sign provides a visible location clue near a brick facade.

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