Washington USA-1939: Historic Football Game in Progress

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

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

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Historic Football Game in Progress — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm home movie footage from 1939 captures a vintage American football game in Washington, USA. Players in classic uniforms and leather helmets engage in a tackle on a dusty field, with spectators watching from the sidelines. The grainy, high-contrast image and visible film edge show the authentic texture of archival Super 8 footage. The scene conveys the energy and nostalgia of mid-20th century sports, with players in motion and a sense of community gathering for a local game.

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: 121489497

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: 1930s black-and-white 8mm footage for productions needing vintage American football, community sports, or prewar amateur athletics context.
Period detail: Leather-style helmets, simple uniforms, a dusty open field, and sideline spectators may show late-1930s local football culture in Washington, United States.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the sideline as players collide and spectators watch, preserving an unstaged community-game viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include helmeted football players, a tackle in progress, dusty ground, sideline spectators, distant fencing, utility poles, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip has grainy black-and-white 8mm texture, soft focus, flicker, gate edges, and handheld framing consistent with scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, sports-history cutaway, community memory beat, or transition into a sequence about early American football.
Historical context: The footage visually situates football as a public local gathering, with players and spectators sharing a rough outdoor field rather than a modern stadium setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Washington football home movie, black-and-white 8mm American football, leather helmet tackle, and vintage community sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby footage from the same reel, then with Washington or 1939 material, then with broader vintage football, school sports, or community crowd scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 1939 Washington 8mm footage shows football players in leather-style helmets during a tackle on a dusty field. — Players close in around a tackle during a sideline-view football play.

The sideline camera catches a 1939 Washington football play as players gather around a fallen runner on an open dirt field. — A group of players converges near the ball carrier as the crowd watches beyond the field.

Black-and-white 8mm footage shows a sideline view of football players regrouping around a tackle during a 1939 Washington game. — Players gather and reset their footing around the tackle area on the dusty field.

A 1939 Washington football play moves across the frame as helmeted players run on a dusty field before a sideline crowd. — Players sprint and turn across the open field while spectators line the far side.

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