Harrisburg Pennsylvania USA-1975: Quarterback Drops Back To Pass Football Down

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Harrisburg Pennsylvania

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Quarterback Drops Back To Pass Football Down — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this grainy black-and-white footage captures a high school football game in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Players in white uniforms move across the field as a quarterback drops back to pass, with a packed stadium crowd visible in the background. The footage shows classic vintage film characteristics—scratches, dust, and soft focus—giving it an authentic home movie feel. The scene conveys the energy of a live sporting event from the mid-1970s, with players running, tackling, and engaging in a competitive game under open skies.

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: 123201742

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 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: Harrisburg, 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

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: Useful for requests needing 1970s U.S. amateur sports footage, especially a brief editorial insert of a high school football game in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Period detail: The clip shows a football field, uniformed players, and a crowded grandstand, with the 1975 date and Harrisburg location supported by the supplied metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the spectator-like home-movie view from the stands, watching players run routes and shift across the field without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a football field, white-uniformed players, yard lines, a packed grandstand, distant trees, open sky, and the dark edges of the 8mm frame.
Film character: Soft black-and-white 8mm texture, heavy grain, scratches, dust, gate edges, and slight blur give the footage a physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, sports-memory insert, or transition beat for 1970s school athletics and local community recreation.
Historical context: The footage documents a community football game setting with players on the field and spectators filling the stands, without visible identifiers for teams or schools.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or brands are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 Harrisburg Pennsylvania football footage, 1970s high school football 8mm film, vintage stadium crowd, and quarterback pass home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with other 1975 Harrisburg material, and then with 1970s school sports or amateur football footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Harrisburg football game scene with players spread across the field and a packed stand in soft black-and-white 8mm footage. — Players line up and move across the field before a crowded stadium section.

Players move through a pass play on a Harrisburg football field, with a dense spectator crowd behind them in 1975 8mm footage. — A pass play develops as players run routes across the field.

A group of football players moves near midfield during the 1975 Harrisburg game, seen from a distant spectator viewpoint. — Players converge near midfield during the brief football sequence.

Downfield football action continues in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with players spaced across the field and spectators filling the background. — The play continues downfield with players spread across the field.

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