Washington-1939: Football Players Struggle for the Ball

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Washington

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Football Players Struggle for the Ball — Clip Details

Washington 1939: A grainy 8mm home movie captures a vintage American football game in black and white. Players in classic uniforms clash on a dusty field, with a runner advancing the ball as teammates and opponents engage in tackles. Spectators and period automobiles line the sidelines under a bright sky. The footage shows natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic frame edges of an old home movie, evoking a nostalgic 1930s sports memory.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127736733

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 1674 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: mt washington,quebec
Date: 1939 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: Washington, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for late-1930s American amateur sports footage for documentary, museum, education, or period recreation sequences.
Period detail: Visible clues include leather-style football helmets, plain uniforms, dusty open field conditions, and period automobiles along the sideline.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value, watching players scramble and collide while spectators stand close to the field.
What appears in frame: Frames show football players, a ball carrier or loose-ball struggle, spectators, parked cars, a dusty field, horizon structures, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture includes heavy grain, soft focus, motion blur, uneven exposure, and visible contact-sheet frame borders.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, sports-history cutaway, memory beat, or transition into community recreation scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows organized football as a public recreation scene, with spectators and automobiles gathered close to an informal outdoor field.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, while no clear logos or private property are identifiable.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1930s football home movie, Washington amateur sports footage, vintage 8mm football game, and dusty field spectators.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby scenes from the same reel, then Washington 1939 material, then broader 1930s amateur sports or community recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington 1939 home-movie frame showing football players in motion on a dusty field, with spectators and period cars along the sideline. — Players run and converge during a football play as spectators watch from beside parked cars.

Washington 1939 football action with several players tackling or reaching for the ball as dust rises near the sideline. — A cluster of players struggles for control while others run in from the side.

A 1939 Washington football game frame showing players spread across the field, dust in the air, and spectators near parked cars. — Players move downfield as the play opens up in front of the sideline crowd.

Washington 1939 football frame with players crouched around a loose-ball struggle and a numbered player watching from the right. — Players bunch low around the ball as another player stands nearby on the dusty field.

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