Ithaca New York-1979: People Walking in Cold Forest with God Rays

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

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People Walking in Cold Forest with God Rays — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a moody forest scene in Ithaca, New York. Sunlight breaks through bare tree branches in dramatic god rays, creating a dark, atmospheric glow. Two people in winter coats and knit hats walk through the woods, their breath likely visible in the cold air. The footage has a grainy, nostalgic quality with rich film grain and natural color shifts, evoking a sense of quiet adventure and mystery. This archival clip is ideal 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: 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: 125225967

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: Supports requests for late-1970s home-movie footage of winter woods, cold-weather walking, and atmospheric forest light for documentary inserts or memory sequences.
Period detail: The knit hats, heavy coats, soft 8mm color, and casual outdoor clothing may show a late-1970s winter outing in Ithaca, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The people appear unstaged, walking and gesturing among trees as the camera watches from a nearby home-movie perspective.
What appears in frame: Bare branches, dark tree trunks, strong sun rays, blue water or sky beyond the woods, two bundled adults, winter hats, and handheld framing are visible.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, high-contrast backlight, exposure bloom around the sun, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an atmospheric cutaway, seasonal transition, travel-memory beat, or quiet insert between outdoor narration scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually places bundled walkers in a cold wooded landscape near Ithaca, without confirming a specific trail, landmark, or event.
Research note: Visible adults may require likeness review depending on use, while copyright, location, and property considerations should be evaluated separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970s 8mm winter forest walk, Ithaca New York home movie woods, sun rays through bare trees, and vintage cold-weather hiking.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1979 Ithaca material, then broader 1970s winter forest or hiking home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Backlit bare trees and strong sun rays in a wooded Ithaca, New York home-movie frame from 1979. — Sunlight breaks through bare winter branches in a dark forest view.

High-contrast 8mm frame of sun rays filtering through bare trees in the Ithaca woods. — Backlit branches and tree trunks create a moody winter forest silhouette.

Two adults in winter coats and knit hats appear among trees during a 1979 Ithaca home-movie outing. — Bundled walkers pause in the woods with a blue background beyond the trees.

Two winter-dressed adults move through trees in Ithaca, New York, one raising a hand while walking. — Two people in winter clothing walk through the forest, partly framed by trunks.

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