Philadelphia Pennsylvania-1972: Two Graduates Looking Around in a Crowd

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1972 · Pennsylvania & Florida · Reel 946fb21c contains 10 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

commencement
higher education
academic tradition
public gathering
personal milestones
candid portraiture
1970s appearance

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Eye level
Setting: outdoor · Crowded urban exterior with trees, buildings and parked cars
Time and weather: daytime · spring · Overcast or hazy, with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Soft natural daylight
People: 10 · Two prominently framed adult men wear black academic gowns with yellow hoods and reddish trim; approximately eight additional adults or partial figures appear behind and at the edges, with the crowd changing during the shot.
Vehicles: partially visible parked cars
Objects: academic gowns · yellow academic hoods · folded white program · ring · necktie · trees · urban buildings · streetlights
Colors: black · yellow · brown · gray · green · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Both graduates face near the camera, with a white program between them.
The nearer man turns toward his companion as the taller man looks aside.
The taller graduate looks back toward the lens while visitors pass behind.
The nearer graduate turns back across the foreground.

Two Graduates Looking Around in a Crowd — Clip Details

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1972 home movie footage shows two men in black academic gowns with yellow hoods standing among a crowd outside the commencement venue. The nearer man turns from the camera toward his companion, while the taller man looks to the side and back toward the lens. A folded white program is held between them as visitors move behind. The brief handheld shot keeps both men closely framed against trees, buildings and parked cars.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004890

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This short 1972 Philadelphia commencement portrait supports documentary requests for candid graduates, academic dress and university milestones.
Period detail: Long hair, prominent sideburns, black gowns and yellow academic hoods provide visible period detail alongside partially seen cars and visitors' clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The men look around and briefly toward the person filming while the surrounding crowd continues moving.
What appears in frame: Two robed men fill the foreground, with a folded white program, yellow hoods, a blonde visitor, leafy trees, urban buildings and parked cars around them.
Film character: Soft detail, muted colors, grain, scattered film marks and slight handheld drift remain visible in the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use it as a brief portrait insert or human cutaway between wider commencement scenes.
Historical context: The documented May 22, 1972 Penn commencement supplies the occasion, while the close framing records individual graduates within the surrounding gathering.
Research note: Recognizable adults are visible; film copyright licensing is separate from likeness and any applicable property permissions, and no releases are established by these frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 Philadelphia commencement home movies, Penn graduates in academic dress and candid small-gauge graduation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's commencement views and outdoor greetings, then other Philadelphia footage from 1972, followed by comparable graduation portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two graduates in black gowns and yellow hoods face the camera in a Philadelphia commencement crowd in 1972, with a white program between them. — Two graduates stand close to the camera, their yellow hoods contrasting with black academic gowns.
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At the 1972 Philadelphia commencement gathering, the nearer graduate turns toward his companion as the taller man looks right, holding a white program. — The men turn their attention to the side as visitors move behind them.
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A taller graduate looks toward the lens beside his companion in Philadelphia in 1972, with black gowns, yellow hoods and a folded white program visible. — The taller graduate looks toward the camera while his companion faces across the crowd.
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Two graduates turn toward the camera amid a Philadelphia crowd in 1972; yellow hoods, black gowns and a white program fill the foreground. — The nearer graduate turns back toward the camera side of the gathering.
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