Ithaca New York-1979: Band Leader Leading A Marching Band With Red And White On Field

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

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Band Leader Leading A Marching Band With Red And White... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1979 captures a marching band performance at a football stadium in Ithaca, New York. The band, dressed in red and white uniforms, forms precise formations on the green field while playing their instruments. A female leader in a white outfit stands on a ladder, directing the ensemble. The footage shows the full band in formation, close-ups of drummers, and a wide view of the crowd in the stands, all with the characteristic grain and color of Super 8 film. This archival clip evokes nostalgia for classic American school spirit and mid-20th century sports events.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125225702

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: 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

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 educational, sports, or community-history edits needing real 8mm footage of a marching band performance in an American football stadium.
Period detail: The red-and-white uniforms, ladder-mounted conductor, stadium field markings, and Super 8 color suggest late-1970s school or collegiate pageantry, consistent with the 1979 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from the stands and shifts between wide formation views and closer band details, preserving a spectator's home-movie perspective rather than a staged record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a marching band in red jackets, white hats, drums, brass players, a conductor on a ladder, green football turf, yard lines, and spectators in stadium seating.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and handheld framing that give the performance an original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for school spirit, halftime pageantry, local sports, or 1970s community life.
Historical context: The footage shows organized marching-band performance within a football-stadium setting, reflecting a public school or college event atmosphere without confirming a specific institution.
Research note: People and faces are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, and music rights should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1979 Ithaca marching band 8mm, red and white band on football field, halftime band home movie, and 1970s school spirit footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Ithaca or 1979 stadium footage, then with broader marching band, football crowd, and school-event material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 Ithaca, New York home-movie frame showing a red-and-white marching band in formation on a football field with spectators in the stands. — Wide view of the band arranged across the field during a stadium performance.

1979 Ithaca, New York frame with a conductor in white directing red-uniformed marching band members on the field. — A conductor leads the band from a ladder as musicians stand in formation.

Closer 1979 Ithaca home-movie view of red-and-white marching band members, including drummers, arranged on a football field. — Drummers and surrounding band members hold formation during the performance.

End frame from the 8mm scan showing a red-tinted obstructed or leader-like area with scratches and no identifiable scene detail. — Red-tinted transition or leader frame with film marks at the end of the clip.

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