Ithaca New York-1979: Football Game Taking Place Outdoors With A Full Stadium

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

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Football Game Taking Place Outdoors With A Full Stadium — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage footage captures a high-energy American football game at a packed stadium in Ithaca, New York. Players in red and white uniforms clash on the green field, with close-ups showing intense tackles and strategic plays. The wide shot reveals a full crowd cheering under open skies, with a classic press box visible in the background. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and natural camera movement evoke authentic 1970s home movie nostalgia, perfect for documentaries, retro content, or historical sports projects.

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: 125225588

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 archival requests needing amateur 8mm coverage of an outdoor American football game in a packed Ithaca stadium.
Period detail: The uniforms, full sideline benches, press box, and 8mm color rendering support a late-1970s college or school football atmosphere, with the exact teams not identified.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot viewpoint, alternating between close play action and a wider view that records the crowd and game setting without staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red and white football uniforms, a green field with yard markings, sideline players, a crowded grandstand, a press box, and handheld play coverage.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fade, and handheld reframing give the footage the texture of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief sports insert, crowd-context cutaway, transition into a 1970s football sequence, or memory beat about campus recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows outdoor football as a public spectator event, with dense stands and sideline activity conveying the social scale of the game day.
Research note: People and possible identifiable athletes or spectators are visible, so likeness and event permissions should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1979 Ithaca football game 8mm footage, 1970s stadium crowd home movie, and vintage American football field action.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Ithaca or 1979 New York sports footage, then broader 1970s American football and stadium-crowd material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 Ithaca football game footage showing red and white uniformed players moving through a play on the field. — Players converge during a football play, filmed from the stands.

American football action in Ithaca, New York, with red and white teams blocking and pursuing the ball carrier. — Blocking and pursuit unfold during a mid-field football sequence.

Close handheld 8mm view of football players in red and white uniforms colliding during a tackle in Ithaca. — A close view captures contact during a football tackle.

Wide 1979 Ithaca stadium view with football players on the field, crowded stands, and a press box in the background. — A wide shot places the football play within a packed stadium setting.

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