Ithaca New York-1979: Two People Throwing Snowballs In A Snowy Park

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

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Two People Throwing Snowballs In A Snowy Park — Clip Details

Two people in a snowy park in Ithaca, New York, 1979, throw snowballs during a winter day. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows a person in a white hat and coat tossing a snowball, while another individual bends down to gather snow. The scene unfolds in a wooded park with bare trees, a wooden bench, and a frozen pond in the background. The image has a distinct blue color cast and film grain, characteristic of vintage home movies from the late 1970s. The handheld camera captures candid, nostalgic moments of winter recreation.

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: 125225879

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 home-movie requests needing winter recreation, everyday park life, or candid outdoor activity in Ithaca, New York.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color rendering, and wooded park setting support a late-1970s home-movie context without visible modern signage or vehicles.
Home-movie behavior: Two people appear to play casually in snow, with one throwing or preparing snowballs and another bending down to gather snow.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include snow-covered ground, bare trees, a wooden bench, a dark path or pond edge, two bundled figures, and a wooded background.
Film character: The clip has blue color cast, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter cutaway, seasonal transition, memory beat, or brief insert for everyday outdoor leisure.
Historical context: The scene shows informal cold-weather recreation in a public-looking park setting, emphasizing ordinary social activity rather than a documented event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal or location rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1979 Ithaca winter park footage, 8mm snowball home movie, snowy park recreation, and vintage winter leisure scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ithaca 1979 winter footage, then broader vintage snow play or park recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Ithaca, New York, 1979, a bundled person in a white hat moves through a snowy wooded park near a bench. — Bundled figure crosses a snowy park area with bare trees and a bench behind them.

A bundled person bends down to gather snow in a snowy Ithaca park, with bare trees and a bench in the background. — A figure bends toward the snow while another bench and wooded background remain visible.

Two bundled people are visible in a snowy Ithaca park, one partly at the left edge and one moving near a bench. — Two figures move through the snow, framed by trees and a park bench.

A bundled person bends forward in a snowy Ithaca park, possibly reaching for snow, with trees and a bench nearby. — A figure bends low over the snow in a wooded park scene with a bench to the right.

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