Harrisburg Penn-1946: Very Old Black And White Footage Of An American Football Game

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

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Very Old Black And White Footage Of An American Football... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this grainy black and white footage captures a vintage American football game at a packed stadium in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Players in light-colored uniforms move across the field while a large crowd fills the bleachers, creating a nostalgic snapshot of mid-20th century sports culture. The footage shows natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic dark borders of a home movie, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 125875121

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip supports requests for 1940s American sports, Pennsylvania stadium life, or brief archival inserts showing a crowded football game in home-movie form.
Period detail: The packed bleachers, simple field markings, and distant light uniforms may show mid-1940s high school, college, or local football culture in Harrisburg.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of a spectator-made record, looking across the field from the stands rather than presenting a staged or broadcast view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a football field, distant players, sideline figures, packed bleachers, tree line beyond the stadium, dark film borders, and soft frame registration.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm scan shows heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate borders, and handheld instability that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short sports-history cutaway, period transition, crowd atmosphere insert, or memory beat in a sequence about mid-century recreation.
Historical context: The clip visually places football within a large public gathering, with spectators filling the stands and players reduced to small figures on the field.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos or private-property details are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s American football home movie, Harrisburg Pennsylvania stadium footage, black-and-white 8mm sports crowd, and vintage football game.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Harrisburg or 1946 material, and then with other mid-century American football or crowd scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Harrisburg football game seen from the stands, with distant players on the field and packed bleachers beyond. — A spectator view across the football field toward crowded stadium seating.

Distant 1946 Harrisburg football action appears near the sideline, with spectators filling the bleachers behind the field. — Players gather near the sideline as the crowd fills the background stands.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from the Harrisburg game, showing blurred football players below a packed stadium crowd. — Light-uniformed players move across the field below the crowded bleachers.

Wide 1946 Harrisburg stadium view with small figures on the football field and densely occupied bleachers in the background. — A wide home-movie view captures field action beneath a dense stadium crowd.

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