Harrisburg Penn-1946: Vintage Football Game in Action

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

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Vintage Football Game in Action — Clip Details

HARRISBURG PENN-1946: A grainy, black-and-white 8mm home movie captures a vintage American football game in progress. Players in classic uniforms clash on a sunlit field, with a packed stadium crowd visible in the background. The footage shows a play developing near the 30-yard line, with players running, tackling, and a referee observing. The film exhibits natural Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and darkened borders, evoking authentic mid-20th century home movie aesthetics. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into post-war sports culture and community recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125875167

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: Useful for 1940s American sports, postwar community recreation, and documentary inserts needing real 8mm football game footage from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Period detail: The uniforms, sideline markers, packed stands, and black-and-white 8mm look support a mid-1940s amateur or school football setting, with the 1946 Harrisburg location supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera records from the stands or sideline with a spectator's viewpoint, holding on live play rather than staged portraits or formal coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include football players in light and dark uniforms, a 30-yard marker, yard lines, sideline figures, an official, and a dense stadium crowd.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, heavy grain, dark frame edges, slight blur, and uneven exposure consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short sports-history insert, a transition into postwar community life, or a memory beat for school and local athletics.
Historical context: The footage shows organized football as a public spectator event, with teams on the field and a large crowd gathered in the stands.
Research note: People and possible uniform markings are visible, so likeness, team identity, and any trademark or venue questions should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s football home movie, Harrisburg Pennsylvania football game, vintage 8mm sports footage, and postwar American stadium crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then Harrisburg or 1946 material, then broader 1940s sports, stadium, and community recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Harrisburg football game footage showing players gathered near the 30-yard marker, with sideline figures and a packed stand behind them. — Players cluster during a football play near the 30-yard marker as spectators fill the background stands.

A Harrisburg football play develops near the 30-yard marker, with players in light and dark uniforms and spectators visible in the stands. — Players move across the field during a play, with the 30-yard marker and sideline activity visible.

Players line up for a football snap in 1946 Harrisburg, with dark and light uniforms, yard lines, sideline personnel, and a large crowd beyond. — Both teams appear set at the line of scrimmage while the crowd watches from the stands.

The football action continues on a Harrisburg field, with players moving through the play, spectators in the stands, and sideline figures at the edge of frame. — Players move through an active play as sideline figures and the stadium crowd remain visible.

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