Harrisburg Penn-1946: Old Fashioned Football Game

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Harrisburg Penn

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Old Fashioned Football Game — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a classic American football game in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Players in white uniforms clash on a grass field under overcast skies, with a packed stadium crowd visible in the background. The footage exhibits natural grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic dark borders of an old film projector, preserving the authentic look of mid-20th century amateur sports recordings. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into post-war community recreation and the evolution of American football.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125875113

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: 1946 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: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 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 American community sports requests needing brief documentary, museum, education, or editorial coverage of a football game seen through home-movie footage.
Period detail: The uniforms, open grass field, packed bleachers, and monochrome 8mm look support a mid-1940s amateur or local football setting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes play from the stands or sideline, preserving an unstaged spectator view of players gathering, falling, and resetting during game action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include football players in light and dark uniforms, yard lines, a grass field, a crowded grandstand, trees beyond the field, and heavy frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries soft focus, visible grain, exposure variation, gate borders, and slight motion blur consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie sports footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for postwar recreation, local sports history, or archival football atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene shows organized football as a public community event, with spectators filling the stands while players cluster around tackles on the field.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness and context review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s 8mm football game, Harrisburg Pennsylvania home movie, vintage American sports crowd, and postwar community recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Harrisburg or 1946 material, then broader 1940s football, stadium crowd, or community sports footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Harrisburg football game footage showing players converging on a play before a packed stadium crowd. — Players gather around a play on the field as spectators fill the stands behind them.

Home-movie view of a 1946 Harrisburg football play, with players colliding on the grass and a large crowd behind them. — Football players collide and fall during a play while the grandstand remains visible beyond the field.

Soft 8mm frame from a 1946 Harrisburg football game showing players down on the grass as others approach the play. — Several players are down after a tackle as others move toward the spot of the play.

1946 Harrisburg home-movie football frame showing players scattered after a play, with grandstands and field markings visible. — Players spread out after the action while the stadium crowd watches from the background.

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