Ithaca New York-1979: Snowy Trees And People Gathering Snow From A Pile Into Snowballs

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

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Snowy Trees And People Gathering Snow From A Pile Into... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a snowy winter day in Ithaca, New York. Bare trees line a frozen pond as people gather snow from a pile, forming snowballs. A person in a white hat and winter coat crouches to scoop snow while another stands nearby. The footage shows natural film grain, a cool blue color palette, and authentic 1970s home movie quality, evoking nostalgia for classic winter recreation.

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: 125225994

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm home-movie winter footage for documentary or educational edits needing snowy recreation, frozen pond scenery, and informal outdoor activity in Ithaca, New York.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1970s winter clothing and amateur 8mm filming, with a white knit hat, heavy coats, bare trees, and a cool blue exposure typical of home-movie snow scenes.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged action of people bending, scooping, and gathering snow by a pond, suggesting casual winter play rather than a posed scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a frozen pond or stream, snow-covered banks, bare trees, a snow pile, people in winter coats, a white hat, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, gate borders, blue winter color cast, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter cutaway, memory beat, seasonal transition, or brief insert showing people making snowballs near a wooded frozen pond.
Historical context: The scene provides social context for informal outdoor winter recreation in a northeastern U.S. setting, while avoiding claims beyond the visible home-movie activity.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review depending on use; copyright, privacy, and any location-related permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1979 Ithaca New York 8mm winter home movie, people making snowballs, frozen pond snow scene, and vintage snowy trees footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1979 Ithaca winter material, then with broader 1970s snow, ponds, trees, and home-movie recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 8mm view of a snowy wooded pond or stream in Ithaca, New York, with bare trees and cool blue winter exposure. — Snow-covered banks and bare trees line a frozen or still pond.

Snowy wooded waterway in the 1979 Ithaca home movie, framed through bare branches with visible 8mm film borders. — Bare branches and tree trunks frame the snowy pond edge.

In the Ithaca winter scene, a bundled person in a white hat bends toward a snow pile near a dark wooded pond edge. — A person bends over a snow pile near the pond bank.

Two bundled people appear beside a snow pile in the 1979 Ithaca home movie, with one crouching to gather snow near a wooded pond edge. — One person crouches to gather snow while another stands nearby.

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