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San Francisco California-1944: Football Game with Players and Packed Stadium, San Francisco

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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Football Game with Players and Packed Stadium, San Francisco — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures a packed stadium during a football game in San Francisco, California. Players in white and dark uniforms clash on the field under bright daylight, with a massive crowd filling the stands. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, conveying the energy and nostalgia of a mid-20th century sporting event. This archival clip offers authentic period footage for documentaries, historical projects, and retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125496833

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • 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
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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s-era documentary or education edits needing authentic home-movie coverage of a packed American football stadium in San Francisco.
Period detail
The distant uniforms, dense grandstand crowd, and color 8mm look support a mid-1940s sporting-event setting, with the San Francisco location and 1944 date supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The camera observes from the stands with a spectator's handheld view, emphasizing the crowd scale and brief moments of play rather than staged close coverage.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include football players in white and dark uniforms, a large grandstand crowd, green playing field, sideline spectators, goal-area field markings, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character
The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give it a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for wartime-era recreation, stadium attendance, or historical sports culture.
Historical context
The footage visually documents a large public sporting crowd and organized football play, but the specific teams, venue, and event are not identifiable from the frames alone.
Research note
People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness considerations may remain even if no logos, music, or private property are apparent; copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match
Research matches include 1940s 8mm football game crowd, San Francisco stadium home movie, packed grandstand sports footage, and vintage American football field.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 San Francisco footage, then broader 1940s sports, stadium, and crowd scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 San Francisco home-movie view of football players in white and dark uniforms on a field with a crowded grandstand behind them.
Players gather near the line of scrimmage as spectators fill the stadium.
Distant 1944 San Francisco football action seen from the stands, with players converging near the center of the field and a large crowd behind them.
Players converge during a football play with the grandstand densely filled behind them.
Home-movie frame from a 1944 San Francisco football game, showing players near the line and foreground spectators watching from the stands.
A play forms near the line while foreground spectators watch the action.
Wide 1944 San Francisco stadium view with football players lined across the field and a packed grandstand filling the background.
Teams reset across the field as the packed stadium remains visible behind them.

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