Ithaca New York-1979: Football Game At Packed Stadium On A Cloudy Day

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

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Football Game At Packed Stadium On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

ITHACA NEW YORK-1979: A vintage 8mm film captures a high school football game on a cloudy day, with players in red and white uniforms battling on a green field. The packed stadium, filled with spectators, overlooks a scenic backdrop of hills and trees. The footage, shot from a high vantage point, shows players in motion, a quarterback preparing to snap the ball, and the classic grainy texture of Super 8 film. This nostalgic clip evokes the spirit of 1970s Americana and local sports culture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125225539

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: 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

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 home-movie coverage of local American football, school athletics, stadium crowds, and community recreation in Ithaca, New York.
Period detail: The clip shows 1979-era football uniforms, sideline groups, a simple stadium bowl, and high-vantage amateur filming consistent with late-1970s 8mm home movies.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the spectator viewpoint, with the camera watching plays unfold from the stands rather than staging action for the lens.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include football players in red and white uniforms, green turf, yard lines, packed bleachers, sideline teams, cloudy sky, hills, and film gate edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft grain, slight exposure shifts, visible frame borders, and handheld framing that mark it as physical home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, sports-memory cutaway, transition into local school life, or establishing beat for community athletics.
Historical context: The footage documents a public football game as a social gathering, with spectators filling the stands and the field set against wooded hills.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no readable logos or music are evident from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Searches this may match include 1979 Ithaca football game, 1970s high school football home movie, packed stadium 8mm, and cloudy day sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then Ithaca or 1979 material, then broader 1970s football, school sports, or stadium crowd scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 Ithaca football game filmed from the stands, showing players in red and white uniforms on a marked green field. — Players gather before a play as sideline teams and spectators watch from the stadium.

Wide 8mm view of a 1979 Ithaca football game with the play on the field below crowded bleachers and distant hills. — A play unfolds on the field beneath packed stands and a cloudy hillside backdrop.

Home-movie stadium angle from Ithaca in 1979, showing a football play near midfield with spectators across the stands. — The camera holds a high angle as players converge on the field in front of crowded bleachers.

1979 Ithaca football footage showing players regrouping on the field, with a full stadium section and wooded hills beyond. — Players regroup after action on the field as the packed stands remain visible across the stadium.

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