Ithaca New York-1979: Old Footage Of A Beautiful Red Sunset With A Blue Sky All

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

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Old Footage Of A Beautiful Red Sunset With A Blue Sky All — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over a tree-lined horizon in Ithaca, New York. The sky glows with rich, saturated reds and oranges at the horizon, blending into deep purple and blue tones above. Silhouetted trees form a dark, textured line against the colorful backdrop, with subtle film grain and slight camera shake adding to the authentic, nostalgic feel. This archival footage evokes a quiet, reflective mood, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 125225798

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

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: 1970s 8mm home-movie sunset footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing a quiet Ithaca, New York nature cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show few dateable objects, but the 8mm source and supplied 1979 metadata support a late-1970s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, holding briefly on a tree-lined horizon as the sky darkens at sunset.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red-orange sunset glow, purple-blue sky, dark tree silhouettes, soft horizon line, film grain, and slight frame instability.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, low-light exposure, saturated dusk color, soft focus, and handheld home-movie steadiness.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a transition, memory beat, contemplative cutaway, or visual pause between Ithaca or 1970s home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects a domestic archive view of landscape and weather, with attention on natural light rather than identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review source copyright and any contextual rights needs.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1979 8mm Ithaca sunset, 1970s home movie sky, tree silhouette dusk footage, and vintage red sunset film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with footage from the same reel, then other 1979 Ithaca material, then broader 1970s sunsets, skies, trees, or reflective nature cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 8mm home-movie frame from Ithaca showing a red-orange sunset fading into purple-blue sky above silhouetted trees. — Sunset glow sits low behind a dark tree line as the sky shifts from red-orange to purple-blue.

8mm frame from the Ithaca sunset clip with a low orange glow beneath a broad purple sky and silhouetted tree line. — A broad purple sky hangs over a low orange sunset band and dark trees.

Late-1970s 8mm home-movie frame showing the Ithaca horizon at dusk, with saturated sunset color behind dark trees. — The sunset brightens near the horizon while silhouetted trees remain almost black.

Final 8mm frame of the Ithaca sunset clip, holding on a dark tree line beneath a fading orange and purple-blue dusk sky. — The sky dims toward purple-blue as a low orange glow remains behind the trees.

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