San Francisco California-1944: Rugby Players on Field with Massive Stadium Crowd

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

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Rugby Players on Field with Massive Stadium Crowd — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage footage captures a rugby match in San Francisco, California. Players in light and dark uniforms clash on a grassy field, surrounded by a massive, densely packed stadium crowd. The grainy, slightly faded color and soft focus are characteristic of home movie film from the era. The camera remains stationary, offering a wide view of the game and the enthusiastic spectators, evoking a powerful sense of mid-20th century American sports culture and community gathering.

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: 125496861

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s documentary or editorial requests needing archival color 8mm footage of a crowded San Francisco field sport match.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-1940s spectator dress, simple field markings, and a packed outdoor stadium setting, though individual details are soft.
Home-movie behavior: The fixed spectator viewpoint gives the clip value as an unstaged home-movie record of a public sports gathering and crowd atmosphere.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include light and dark uniformed players, a grassy field, goal or sideline activity, packed bleachers, spectators, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, faded color, exposure variation, and visible 8mm frame edges create a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, sports-history cutaway, transition beat, or crowd-scale establishing shot.
Historical context: The clip visually situates organized field sport within a large public audience in wartime-era San Francisco without identifying teams or event names.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness and event-identification review may be needed; copyright status is separate from personal or venue rights.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1940s San Francisco sports footage, 8mm rugby match, vintage stadium crowd, and home movie field sport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then San Francisco 1944 material, then broader 1940s amateur sports and stadium crowd scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 San Francisco 8mm frame showing light and dark uniformed players gathered on a grassy field before dense bleachers. — Players cluster during a field sport match in front of a large crowd.

Wide 8mm view of the rugby match in San Francisco, with athletes in formation and a large seated crowd in the background. — A wide spectator view captures game action against crowded stands.

1944 home-movie frame from San Francisco showing players moving across a grassy field below a densely packed stadium crowd. — Players spread across the field as the crowd watches from the bleachers.

Wide 8mm frame of the San Francisco rugby match, with players in motion across the lower field and crowded stands above. — Late-frame action shows players moving across the field below packed seating.

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