Ohio USA-1969: High School Football Game at Night with Spectators

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationOhio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Ohio

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High School Football Game at Night with Spectators — Clip Details

OHIO USA-1969: Vintage 8mm film captures a high school football game under night lights, with players in white and dark uniforms running across a grass field. The footage, shot on Super 8, shows a player in a white jersey with number 80 running with the ball, while others engage in tackles and plays. The scene is bathed in a distinct purple hue, characteristic of older film stock, with visible grain and a handheld camera perspective. Spectators fill the bleachers in the background, creating an authentic 1960s American sports atmosphere. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: HandheldNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125579577

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 1011 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: ohio
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Ohio, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 late-1960s Ohio amateur footage of American high school football for documentary, education, or period sports sequences.
Period detail: The helmets, numbered jerseys, grass field, bleachers, and night-game lighting may show a late-1960s school football setting consistent with the supplied 1969 Ohio metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld viewpoint follows active plays from the stands or sideline, preserving the feel of a spectator recording a local school game rather than staged sports coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include football players in white and dark uniforms, a grass field, yard lines, a football, sideline figures, distant bleachers, night lighting, and heavy purple tint.
Film character: The 8mm scan has pronounced grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld motion, and a strong purple color cast that give the footage clear home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief sports insert, memory beat, period transition, or cutaway for American school athletics and community recreation.
Historical context: The clip visually places organized football within a local school or community setting, with spectators and uniformed players suggesting a shared public recreation event.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Searches such as 1960s Ohio high school football, 8mm night football game, vintage school sports home movie, and amateur American football footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Ohio material, then broader 1960s school sports or amateur football footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Ohio home-movie frame showing football players in white uniforms on a grass field under purple-tinted night lighting. — Players move across the field near yard lines as spectators fill the background bleachers.

Purple-tinted 8mm frame of a 1969 Ohio football play with players in white uniforms near the ball on the field. — Players gather near the ball during a night football sequence filmed from a spectator angle.

1969 Ohio football footage frame showing a dark-uniformed player near white-jerseyed opponents and a sideline figure. — A dark-uniformed player moves along the sideline as white-jerseyed players close in.

Wide purple-tinted 8mm frame of a 1969 Ohio night football play with players in white and dark uniforms. — Players spread across the field during a play, with distant figures and night lighting in the background.

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