Ithaca New York-1979: Two People Having Snowball Fight Near Picnic Table

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

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Two People Having Snowball Fight Near Picnic Table — Clip Details

Two people in winter coats and knit hats engage in a lively snowball fight in a snowy park near a picnic table. Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures the playful energy of a sunny winter day in Ithaca, New York. The scene features natural motion, soft focus, and the characteristic grain and color palette of Super 8 footage, evoking nostalgia for classic winter recreation and family fun.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125225891

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 recreation, informal park activity, or playful outdoor B-roll for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The knit hats, scarves, winter coats, picnic table, and 8mm color stock may show late-1970s casual cold-weather recreation in Ithaca, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged play as two bundled people throw snowballs, run, and react to each other in a snowy outdoor setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two people in winter clothing, thrown snow, a picnic table, bare trees, patchy snow cover, sunlight, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and handheld movement that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter cutaway, memory beat, seasonal transition, or brief insert for everyday leisure and family recreation.
Historical context: The scene documents informal outdoor play in a snowy park setting without showing named landmarks, organized sport, or a public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1979 Ithaca winter home movie, 8mm snowball fight, 1970s snowy park recreation, picnic table snow scene, and vintage winter play footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel winter scenes, then other Ithaca or 1979 footage, then broader 1970s snow recreation and home-movie park activity.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1979 Ithaca, a bundled person moves through a snowy park area with trees and winter sunlight, captured in soft 8mm motion blur. — A person in winter clothing moves through the snowy park as the camera pans.

Two people in coats and knit hats face off in a snowy Ithaca park near a picnic table during the 1979 home-movie snowball fight. — Two bundled people pause across from each other beside a picnic table in the snow.

A person in dark winter clothing throws snow toward another bundled person in a snowy Ithaca park, with a picnic table behind them. — A thrown snowball bursts in the air between the two people.

A bundled figure runs across the snowy park in 1979 Ithaca as another person remains partly visible at the right edge of the frame. — The handheld camera catches one person running through the snowy park.

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