Philadelphia Pennsylvania-1962: Brick Building With White Doors And Barred Windows At Night

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Brick Building With White Doors And Barred Windows At Night — Clip Details

PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA-1962: A dimly lit, atmospheric 8mm home movie clip captures a historic brick building at night. The footage begins with a close-up of a church sign for the World's Oldest Methodist Church, then pans across the dark facade, revealing white doors, barred windows, and a metal railing along the steps. The scene is bathed in a deep blue-purple hue, characteristic of vintage film, with grain and soft focus adding to its nostalgic, archival quality. The camera moves slowly, revealing the building's details under minimal light, creating a quiet, mysterious mood.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127708845

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1962 Philadelphia 8mm footage for productions needing a brief nighttime exterior of an older brick building or church-adjacent landmark detail.
Period detail: The white doors, barred windows, iron railings, masonry facade, and low exterior lighting may show mid-century documentation of an older urban building.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, with the camera lingering and panning slowly across architectural details rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark brick walls, white paneled doors, barred windows, iron railings, steps, exterior trim, and a bright side light.
Film character: Deep blue-purple exposure, soft focus, visible grain, and handheld drift give the 8mm night footage a dense physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a moody cutaway, location insert, transition, or memory beat before or after Philadelphia street or church material.
Historical context: The footage documents a nighttime urban facade in Philadelphia, emphasizing exterior access points and architectural security details without showing people.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but the building identity and any copyright, trademark, or property-release needs should be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1962 Philadelphia 8mm night building, brick church exterior home movie, barred windows white doors, and vintage urban facade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots of the church sign, then other 1962 Philadelphia exteriors, then nighttime urban architecture or religious-site cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Philadelphia 8mm frame showing a dim brick building exterior with a white door, barred windows, railings, and steps. — A dark nighttime view of a brick facade with a white doorway and iron railings.

1962 Philadelphia nighttime frame with a white upper door, nearby window, balcony railing, and deep blue-purple exposure. — The camera holds on upper architectural details under very low light.

1962 Philadelphia 8mm view of a brick exterior with a white door, barred window, iron railing, and dark stair elements. — A closer dark view of the building's door, window bars, and railings.

1962 Philadelphia frame showing the brick building more clearly, with white doors, barred windows, iron railings, and a bright side light. — A brighter angle reveals the doorway, window bars, brickwork, and side lighting.

Visually Similar Clips