Ithaca New York-1979: Football Team Wins Game with Marching Band and Go Big Red

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationIthaca, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Football Team Wins Game with Marching Band and Go Big Red — Clip Details

ITHACA NEW YORK-1979: A vintage 8mm film captures a high school football game in the late 1970s. The clip opens with a marching band in red uniforms forming a large 'A' on the green field, surrounded by a packed stadium. The scene shifts to a close-up of the end zone, where 'GO BIG RED' is painted in bold maroon letters. The final frames show players in white and red uniforms celebrating on the field, with the band playing in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, saturated colors, and a nostalgic, home movie feel, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125225499

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: Yes
Audible music: Yes

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: 1979 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: Ithaca, New York, 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: Late-1970s 8mm football stadium footage suited to editorial sequences about school sports, marching bands, campus traditions, or regional community recreation.
Period detail: Visible era clues include Super 8 color, red marching-band uniforms, white football uniforms, a packed outdoor stand, and painted end-zone lettering that reads "GO BIG RED."
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot perspective, moving from wide stadium views to players celebrating on the field while the band remains nearby.
What appears in frame: The frames show a marching band formation, crowded bleachers, goalposts, an end zone marked "GO BIG RED," football players, referees, drums, and sideline figures.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, saturated greens and reds, slight blur, and handheld framing that preserves the texture of home-movie documentation.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for school football, marching-band pageantry, or late-1970s athletic celebration.
Historical context: The images document a public football-field setting in Ithaca, New York, with visible band performance, spectators, and players gathered after game action.
Research note: People and faces are visible, audible music is flagged, and the "GO BIG RED" wording may require review for trademark, likeness, music, and editorial-use context.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm football game, Ithaca New York home movie, marching band on football field, and Go Big Red stadium footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Ithaca 1979 material, then broader school football, marching band, and stadium-crowd clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Ithaca, New York, 1979, a marching band in red uniforms appears on a football field with spectators filling the stands. — Wide stadium view of a marching band formation on the field before a packed stand.

Football field end zone in Ithaca, New York, with goalposts, track lanes, and large painted lettering reading GO BIG RED. — End-zone view with "GO BIG RED" painted across the turf near the goalposts.

Football players in white uniforms celebrate on an Ithaca field while red-uniformed band members and sideline figures stand nearby. — Players celebrate near the sideline as band members and officials remain on the field.

Players in white football uniforms embrace and walk across the Ithaca field, with red-uniformed band members visible behind them. — Post-game field moment with players celebrating in front of the marching band.

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