Ithaca New York-1979: Aerial Views of Autumn Colors Changing Trees and Mountains

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

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Aerial Views of Autumn Colors Changing Trees and Mountains — Clip Details

Aerial views of autumn foliage in Ithaca, New York, captured on 8mm film in 1979. The camera glides over a dense forest blanketed in vibrant reds, golds, and greens, with the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes region visible in the distance. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, retro feel. This vintage home movie captures the natural beauty of fall in upstate New York, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125225759

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: 1979 8mm aerial foliage footage suited to documentary or editorial sequences needing an upstate New York autumn landscape view.
Period detail: The frames show a soft 8mm aerial view of wooded hills, with period clues mainly in the film stock texture rather than visible buildings, vehicles, or clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a home-movie aerial pass, recording seasonal color and landscape from above without staging or visible subjects.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rolling wooded hills, dense mixed forest, early autumn reds and golds, green tree cover, pale sky, and dark contact-sheet frame dividers.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, visible grain, muted color shifts, slight exposure variation, and the saturated autumn palette associated with small-gauge film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, seasonal transition, nature cutaway, or memory beat for late-1970s Finger Lakes material.
Historical context: The clip documents wooded terrain around Ithaca as seen from the air, emphasizing regional landscape and seasonal foliage rather than identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private structures are visible in these frames, though users should still review copyright status and any broader reel context.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm aerial autumn forest, Ithaca New York fall foliage, Finger Lakes wooded hills, and vintage home movie landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ithaca or 1979 New York material, then broader autumn foliage or aerial landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 8mm aerial view near Ithaca showing a forested hill with muted green, red, and gold autumn color. — Aerial view over wooded hills with early fall color.

Aerial 8mm frame of rolling wooded terrain near Ithaca, with mixed autumn colors and a contact-sheet divider visible. — Rolling forest canopy with muted reds, greens, and golds.

1979 Ithaca-area aerial frame showing a closer view of mixed forest canopy with green, orange, red, and yellow foliage. — Closer pass over a mixed autumn tree canopy.

Aerial 8mm view near Ithaca of layered forest canopy and distant wooded hills in subdued autumn color. — Layered wooded hills and dense fall foliage from above.

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