Philadelphia Pennsylvania-1962: A Bungalow Apartment Surrounded By Trees Has A Church Sign

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

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A Bungalow Apartment Surrounded By Trees Has A Church Sign — Clip Details

A dark, atmospheric 8mm home movie from 1962 captures a residential building partially obscured by dense green trees. The footage, shot through a natural frame, reveals a structure with visible windows, its details emerging from the shadows. The final frame focuses on a sign for St. George's Methodist Church, identifying it as the world's oldest Methodist church in continuous service, with Pastor Frederick E. Maser, D.D. listed. The clip exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of mid-century Philadelphia life.

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: 127708812

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 Philadelphia documentary edits needing a quiet exterior cutaway of residential greenery and a Methodist church sign.
Period detail: The church sign, dark masonry facade, leafy street setting, and 8mm color stock support the supplied 1962 Philadelphia context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a casual street-level position, lingering on shaded trees before settling on the church identification sign.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dense tree cover, dark building windows, a masonry exterior, a walkway or gate, and a St. George's Methodist Church sign.
Film character: The clip has deep shadow, soft focus, saturated greens, visible grain, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, neighborhood transition, religious-site cutaway, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The footage places a church sign and surrounding residential streetscape within a mid-century Philadelphia home-movie record.
Research note: The church name and sign text are visible, so copyright, trademark-like identification, and property context should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1962 Philadelphia 8mm church sign, St. George's Methodist Church exterior, and vintage residential street trees.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1962 Philadelphia footage, then church exteriors, residential streets, or shaded urban cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Philadelphia home-movie frame showing a dark exterior and windows behind dense tree cover. — Tree branches and foliage obscure a shaded building exterior.

Shaded Philadelphia exterior framed by leafy branches, with windows barely visible through the darkness. — A dark facade and upper windows sit behind overhanging trees.

1962 Philadelphia street-level frame with trees, a gate or fence, and a shadowed building in the background. — The view opens slightly to show a gate and shaded structure beyond trees.

Church sign for St. George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia, listing Pastor Frederick E. Maser, D.D. — A sign identifies St. George's Methodist Church and lists service information.

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