Boston Mass USA-1975: Men Running A Race In A Field

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Boston Massachusetts

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Men Running A Race In A Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a young man running a race across a grassy field in Boston, Massachusetts. He wears a maroon and white athletic jersey with the number 53, white shorts, and running shoes, his focused expression visible as he moves through the frame. The scene unfolds in a rural setting with bare trees and distant hills under a muted sky, the footage exhibiting classic Super 8 grain and color shifts. The camera follows his movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse of amateur sports and everyday life from the mid-1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123264891

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 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: Boston, Massachusetts, 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 1970s amateur sports, school athletics, or community recreation sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage of runners crossing an open field.
Period detail: The numbered athletic jerseys, short running shorts, muted color stock, and handheld 8mm framing support a mid-1970s amateur race setting in the Boston area.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches participants run past in an informal field race, preserving unstaged movement and family-film attention rather than organized broadcast coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include grassy hills, bare trees, distant water or pale horizon, numbered runners, athletic shorts, soft focus, and dark film borders.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, blue-green color shift, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld motion that signal original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for youth athletics, local recreation, amateur competition, or 1970s everyday life.
Historical context: The footage documents informal outdoor recreation with male runners in numbered jerseys on an open field, without visible crowd infrastructure or commercial signage.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 8mm Boston running race, 1970s amateur athletics field, vintage home movie runners, and numbered jersey recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel race footage, then other 1975 Boston-area material, then broader 1970s amateur sports or outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Boston-area 8mm frame showing a blurred male runner in a numbered athletic jersey moving across an open grassy field. — A runner passes close to the camera during an informal field race.

Soft 8mm view of an open Boston-area field during the race, with bare trees and a distant runner or spectator visible. — The camera holds on the open field between runners.

1975 Boston-area home-movie frame of a male runner in a dark numbered shirt approaching across a sloped grassy field. — A runner in a dark jersey approaches over the grass.

1975 Boston-area 8mm frame showing a male runner in a maroon and white number 53 jersey crossing a grassy field. — The number 53 runner moves uphill through the frame.

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