San Francisco California-1944: Football Game at Packed Stadium

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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 at Packed Stadium — Clip Details

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA-1944: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a packed football stadium during a classic game. Players in period uniforms clash on the field, with one team in white and the other in darker jerseys. Coaches and officials in long coats stand on the sideline, observing the action. The crowd fills the stands, creating a dense backdrop of spectators. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain, color shift, and soft focus of 1940s Super 8 film, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century American sports culture.

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: 125496896

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: Supports archival requests for 1940s American football, San Francisco sports crowds, and mid-century stadium atmosphere for documentary or education edits.
Period detail: Visible clues include period football uniforms, sideline coats, and a densely packed stadium, consistent with the supplied 1944 San Francisco home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot perspective from the stands, valuing the crowd scale, sideline figures, and brief game action over formal sports coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include football players in white and darker uniforms, a grass field, sideline adults in long coats, officials or coaches, packed stands, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, sports-history cutaway, crowd-establishing beat, or memory transition within a 1940s recreation sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually places organized football within a large urban stadium setting, showing spectators and sideline presence as part of mid-century public recreation.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from depicted-person issues.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s football game 8mm, San Francisco stadium crowd, vintage American sports footage, and home movie football players running.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other San Francisco or 1944 footage, then related 1940s sports, stadium crowd, and public recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 San Francisco 8mm frame showing football players on the field with sideline figures and crowded stands in the background. — Players line up or collide during a football play as spectators fill the stadium behind them.

1944 San Francisco stadium view with football players in white and darker uniforms moving during play and adults standing along the sideline. — A football play develops near midfield while coaches or officials watch from the sideline.

1944 San Francisco 8mm frame showing sideline spectators or staff in coats near a cluster of football players on a grass field. — Adults in long coats stand near the sideline as players gather after or during a play.

1944 San Francisco stadium frame with football players grouped on the field, sideline figures in coats, and packed spectator stands behind them. — Teams cluster on the field while sideline figures and a large stadium crowd remain visible.

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