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1972: Boy Sitting on Wooden Staircase

1972: Boy Sitting on Wooden Staircase

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  • Year1972
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Duration7s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD
  • Collection1972 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Boy Sitting on Wooden Staircase — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing a young boy in a cap sitting alone on a narrow wooden staircase inside a house. The child holds the handrail, appearing contemplative and slightly melancholic, evoking a sense of quiet solitude. The grainy, warm-toned footage captures a candid moment of childhood introspection, with soft indoor lighting and period-appropriate details. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into everyday life in the early 1970s, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Interior
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
7s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
68674331

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1431 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label
longwood gardnes,xmas
Reel-level year note
1972-1977
Reel-level location note
iran,philadelphia
Date
1972 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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