Ithaca New York-1979: Person Gathering Snow In Winter Park

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

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Person Gathering Snow In Winter Park — Clip Details

A person in a winter coat and knit hat bends down in a snowy park, gathering snow in a cold, overcast setting. Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a quiet, candid moment of someone preparing to play in the snow. The scene unfolds in a quiet outdoor space with bare trees and a wooden bench visible in the background. The footage shows natural film grain and a slightly faded color palette, typical of Super 8 home movies from the late 1970s. The person appears to be making a snowball, suggesting playful winter activity. This authentic archival clip evokes nostalgia and everyday life in a cold season.

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: 125225886

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 everyday winter activity, park life, or a quiet seasonal cutaway from Ithaca, New York.
Period detail: The knit hat, heavy winter coat, bare trees, bench, snow cover, and 8mm color stock may show a late-1970s amateur winter outing.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged value as a candid view of a bundled person bending, gathering snow, and moving through a park-like winter setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a person in a knit hat, dark winter clothing, snow-covered ground, bare trees, a wooden bench, and a roadside or path beyond the park.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, cool faded color, handheld framing, and exposure shifts that support its home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter insert, memory beat, seasonal transition, or cutaway for everyday outdoor recreation in the late 1970s.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary cold-weather leisure in a public outdoor space, with no visible landmark or event identifying the moment beyond the supplied Ithaca metadata.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private interiors are visible, and copyright status is separate from appearance permissions.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1979 Ithaca winter park home movie, 8mm snowball footage, vintage snow play, and late-1970s outdoor family film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1979 Ithaca winter footage, then broader home-movie clips of snow, parks, and casual recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

A bundled person in a knit hat stands in a snowy Ithaca park setting in 1979, with bare trees and a bench nearby. — Person pauses in a snow-covered park during a winter home-movie scene.

A person in a knit hat and dark winter coat raises a gloved hand in a snowy Ithaca park, filmed on 8mm in 1979. — Bundled person lifts a gloved hand while standing near snow and trees.

A bundled person bends down toward the snow near a bare tree in a winter park scene from Ithaca, New York, in 1979. — Person bends toward the snowy ground, possibly gathering snow.

A person in a white knit hat moves through a snowy park area in Ithaca, with a bench and blurred trees visible behind them. — Person passes through the frame beside a snow-covered park bench.

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