Washington USA-1939: Young Men At The Scrimmage Line Running A Football Play

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Washington

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Young Men At The Scrimmage Line Running A Football Play — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1939 showing a high school football scrimmage in Washington USA. Young men in classic football uniforms line up at the scrimmage line, with players in helmets and padded jerseys preparing for the play. The grainy, slightly shaky footage captures the intensity of the game, with players in various stances and a few spectators visible in the background. Classic automobiles and a rural landscape frame the scene, evoking a strong sense of Americana and nostalgia. The film's natural imperfections, including dust and scratches, add to its authentic archival quality.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121489420

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1674 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: mt washington,quebec
Date: 1939 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: Washington, 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: This clip supports archival requests for late-1930s American school or community football footage, especially documentary uses needing a brief game-action insert from Washington state home movies.
Period detail: The helmets, padded uniforms, open field setting, parked late-1930s automobiles, and black-and-white 8mm texture all support the supplied 1939 Washington identification.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of an amateur sideline view, with the camera following the snap and run rather than staging the players for display.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include young football players at the scrimmage line, helmets and numbered jerseys, a grassy field, spectators along the sideline, parked period cars, an open rural horizon, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries a physical 8mm home-movie look with soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, dust, scratches, and motion blur during the play.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a compact sports-history insert, a school-life cutaway, a transition into American recreation, or a memory beat for prewar youth athletics.
Historical context: The scene visually places organized football within a local outdoor community setting, with players, spectators, cars, and open land sharing the same informal field environment.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness and privacy review may still be needed even though no logos, brands, audible music, or private-property details are apparent from the supplied metadata and frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 8mm high school football, Washington home movie football scrimmage, late 1930s American youth sports footage, vintage football play, and prewar school athletics.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Washington or 1939 community footage, and then with broader themes of school sports, youth recreation, and American football history.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Washington home-movie frame showing young football players preparing at the scrimmage line on a grassy field, with spectators and parked period cars in the background. — Players set at the line before the play.

Young football players in helmets and padded uniforms begin a scrimmage play in the supplied 1939 Washington setting, with spectators and period automobiles beyond the field. — The line begins to move as the play starts.

Handheld 8mm frame from the football scrimmage showing players running and blocking across the field, with motion blur, cars, and spectators visible in the distance. — Players run through the play.

A 1939 Washington football scrimmage moment shows players converging around the ball carrier, with a numbered jersey, dust, spectators, and parked automobiles behind the action. — Players converge during the tackle.

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