Ithaca New York-1979: A Pair Of Scullers Rowing In Water On A Clear Day

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

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A Pair Of Scullers Rowing In Water On A Clear Day — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1979 captures a pair of scullers rowing on a calm waterway in Ithaca, New York. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows two rowers in a double scull gliding across the water under a clear sky. The scene is framed by a grassy bank in the foreground and a distant shoreline with trees and buildings. The film exhibits characteristic 1970s color grading with a distinct purple and blue tint, along with natural grain and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera remains steady, focusing on the rowers' rhythmic movement.

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: 125225706

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s recreational-waterway or rowing-related archive needs in documentary, educational, or memory-sequence edits.
Period detail: The visible frames show 8mm color home-movie texture with marina shoreline views and magenta-orange overexposed or transitional film frames that fit the supplied 1979 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged amateur vantage, observing water, boats, and distant shore from a fixed or lightly handled position rather than a planned sports coverage setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include water, a grassy foreground bank, docked boats, masts, a distant wooded shoreline, low buildings, clouds, and magenta-orange film exposure frames.
Film character: The scan shows pronounced grain, gate edges, color shifts toward purple and magenta, soft focus, and exposure variation typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for 1970s lakeside recreation, rowing, or upstate New York waterfront atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene visually situates leisure boating and shoreline recreation in Ithaca, New York, without identifying specific people, institutions, or events from the frames alone.
Research note: No faces, children, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, and any property or event context should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1979 8mm Ithaca New York waterway footage, vintage rowing cutaway, home-movie marina shoreline, and 1970s recreational boating scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1979 Ithaca waterfront material, then broader vintage rowing, boating, and calm-water recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 8mm frame with magenta-orange exposure pattern, soft grain, dust specks, and dark frame edge. — Overexposed or transitional 8mm frame with magenta and orange bands.

1979 8mm frame showing vertical magenta-orange exposure bands, dust, grain, and a dark film border. — Vertical color exposure bands on a small-gauge film frame.

Ithaca, New York waterfront in 1979, with water, marina boats, masts, grassy bank, low buildings, clouds, and wooded shore. — Distant marina and shoreline seen across the water.

Ithaca, New York 1979 waterfront view showing blue water, distant boats, masts, shoreline trees, low structures, and a grassy foreground. — Boats and masts along a distant shoreline across the water.

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