San Francisco California-1944: Football Game with Marching Band Performance

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 San Francisco California

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Football Game with Marching Band Performance — Clip Details

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA-1944: A vibrant 8mm home movie captures a lively football game at a packed stadium, with players in white and gold uniforms on the field and a marching band in colorful uniforms performing in the foreground. The crowd fills the bleachers under a bright sky, and the footage includes a ceremonial moment with a California state flag and an American flag being carried across the field. Shot on 8mm film, this archival clip features natural film grain and color fading, evoking a nostalgic 1940s American sports atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125455519

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: Yes
Audible music: Yes

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: 1944 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: San Francisco, California, 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 requests needing 1940s 8mm sports-event footage, especially stadium atmosphere, football action, marching band color, and patriotic ceremony inserts.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1940s uniforms, packed bleachers, marching band dress, and ceremonial American and California flags at a San Francisco football game.
Home-movie behavior: The home-movie viewpoint feels handheld from the stands, catching partial obstructions, crowd movement, and pageantry rather than a staged sports broadcast angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include football players, goalposts, bleachers, spectators, marching band members, brass instruments, an American flag, and a California state flag.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, color fading, exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for wartime-era American sports, school spirit, or public ceremony.
Historical context: The scene documents a public stadium gathering with football, music, spectators, and flag presentation, but the exact teams or event are not visually confirmed.
Research note: Review copyright, likeness, possible insignia or logos, and audible marching-band music separately, since visible people and recorded music do not imply clearance.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1940s 8mm San Francisco football game, stadium crowd, marching band, American flag, and California flag footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel stadium material, then San Francisco 1944 footage, then related football, marching band, flag ceremony, or crowd scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

San Francisco 1944 8mm view of a crowded football stadium with players near the goalposts and marching band brass in the foreground. — Football players gather near the goalposts as spectators fill the stadium and band members stand below.

San Francisco 1944 stadium ceremony with a California state flag moving across the field during a football event. — A California state flag passes in front of the football field during a stadium ceremony.

Handheld 8mm stadium view in San Francisco with an American flag, field figures, packed stands, and a foreground obstruction. — An American flag appears near the sideline while a spectator's coat partly blocks the view.

San Francisco 1944 football-event view with American and California flags partly obscured by a nearby spectator's coat. — Foreground obstruction partially covers flags and the packed stadium during the ceremony.

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