Ithaca New York-1979: Picking Up Snow And Making A Snowball

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

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Picking Up Snow And Making A Snowball — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Ithaca, New York, in 1979 captures two people in winter coats and hats walking along a snow-covered path through a wooded area. One person pulls a small sled while the other bends down to gather snow, preparing to make a snowball. The footage exhibits the characteristic blue tint and grain of Super 8 film, with natural light filtering through bare trees. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic winter day, perfect for archival use in documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical 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: 125226145

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 Ithaca home-movie winter footage useful for documentary requests about everyday snow play, wooded paths, and informal outdoor recreation.
Period detail: The coats, knit hats, small sled, and blue-tinted 8mm look support a late-1970s home-movie reading without showing identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: Two bundled people walk casually through snow as one pulls a small sled and another gathers snow, giving the scene an unstaged family-film quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two winter-clad people, a small sled, snow-covered path, bare trees, wooded background, blue winter light, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, blue color cast, uneven exposure, and slight handheld motion that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter memory beat, short cutaway, seasonal transition, or insert within a sequence about family recreation in snow.
Historical context: The scene shows ordinary cold-weather leisure in a wooded outdoor setting, with no visible public event, signage, or landmark to narrow context further.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; no logos, music, or private interiors are apparent, but copyright and personality rights remain separate checks.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm winter home movie, Ithaca New York snow path, people making snowball, and small sled in woods footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ithaca 1979 winter material, then broader 1970s snow play or sledding home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Ithaca, New York, 1979, two people in winter coats and hats stand on a snow-covered path with a small sled nearby. — Two people pause on a snowy wooded path beside a small sled.

A 1979 Ithaca winter home-movie frame shows one person reaching toward snow as another moves along the path with a small sled. — One person gathers snow while another continues along the path with the sled.

Two winter-clad people face each other on a snowy wooded path in Ithaca, with a small sled resting nearby. — The pair face each other in the snow with the sled at their feet.

Two people in winter hats and coats walk through a snowy wooded area, with bare trees and blue low-light 8mm color. — Two bundled figures walk deeper into the snowy woods.

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