Philadelphia Pennsylvania-1962: Stately Colonial Residence Flying Betsy Ross Flag

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

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Stately Colonial Residence Flying Betsy Ross Flag — Clip Details

PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA-1962: A stately colonial residence with white shutters and a brick facade stands under a clear blue sky. An American flag with the Betsy Ross design flies from a pole on the roof, fluttering in the breeze. The 8mm film captures the historic building from a slightly low angle, with green trees and a white fence visible in the foreground. The footage exhibits natural film grain and color saturation typical of vintage home movies from the early 1960s, evoking a sense of patriotic nostalgia and historical preservation.

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: 127708677

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

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 a brief Philadelphia exterior with colonial architecture and a Betsy Ross-style flag.
Period detail: The clip shows a colonial-style brick facade, white shutters, older sash windows, and a Betsy Ross-style flag, consistent with the supplied 1962 Philadelphia metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a visitor-like view from the street, emphasizing the flag and upper facade rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the brick residence, white shutters, dormer window, roofline flagpole, Betsy Ross-style flag, trees, white fence, and neighboring stone building.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, dark frame edges, and slight handheld variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a patriotic cutaway, Philadelphia establishing insert, colonial-history transition, or quiet memory beat.
Historical context: The view places patriotic symbolism on a historic-looking urban residence, without confirming the building identity beyond the supplied Philadelphia location.
Research note: No people are visible, but the flag design, identifiable exterior architecture, and any underlying copyright or property questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1962 Philadelphia home movie, Betsy Ross flag exterior, colonial residence 8mm, or patriotic historic building cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1962 Philadelphia exteriors, and then broader colonial, patriotic, or historic-building footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Philadelphia home-movie frame showing a brick colonial-style facade with white shutters, trees, and a Betsy Ross-style flag. — A Betsy Ross-style flag flies above a colonial-style brick residence in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia exterior from 1962 with a Betsy Ross-style flag projecting above a colonial-style brick residence. — The camera frames the flag and upper stories beside a darker neighboring structure.

1962 Philadelphia frame emphasizing the Betsy Ross-style flag and roofline of a colonial-style residence. — A low-angle street view centers the flag against trees and blue sky.

Final 1962 Philadelphia frame of the brick residence and Betsy Ross-style flag, with 8mm edge darkness visible. — The flag remains visible above the shuttered brick facade as the shot holds.

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