Phoenix Arizona USA-1956: Christmas Tree With Decorations By Window

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationPhoenix, Arizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Phoenix Arizona

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Christmas Tree With Decorations By Window — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Phoenix, Arizona, 1956, showing a close-up of a decorated Christmas tree. The tree features white tinsel garlands, red and dark ornaments, and dangling crystal-like strands, with a white popcorn garland visible in some frames. The tree stands near a window with horizontal blinds, creating a nostalgic holiday atmosphere. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and warm color tones typical of mid-century home recordings. This authentic archival clip captures the festive spirit of a 1950s American Christmas.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120781368

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1956 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: Phoenix, Arizona, 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 1950s American holiday home-movie requests needing a close Christmas tree detail for documentary, museum, education, or period-family sequences.
Period detail: The white garland, shiny hanging strands, glass-like ornaments, and horizontal window blinds support a mid-century domestic Christmas setting consistent with the 1956 Phoenix metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the intimate, unstaged feel of a family camera lingering close to seasonal decorations rather than recording a formal event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a decorated Christmas tree, white garlands, red and dark ornaments, dangling reflective strands, horizontal blinds, and a pale tree skirt near the base.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color bias, slight motion blur, and uneven exposure that give the decoration close-up an authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday insert, domestic transition, nostalgic cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a mid-century family sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects a decorated indoor Christmas tree in a U.S. home environment, with emphasis on ornamentation and seasonal display rather than identifiable people or public activity.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright status and any contextual property concerns separately from visible likeness or brand issues.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1950s Christmas tree home movie, 8mm holiday decorations, Phoenix Arizona Christmas 1956, tinsel ornaments window blinds, and mid-century family holiday footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Phoenix or 1956 domestic footage, and then with broader Christmas, holiday decoration, or mid-century home-interior material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 1956 Phoenix home-movie view of a decorated Christmas tree with white garland, red ornaments, reflective strands, and horizontal blinds behind it. — Decorated Christmas tree beside window blinds.

Close 1956 Phoenix home-movie frame of Christmas tree decorations, including white garland loops, red and dark ornaments, and dense reflective tinsel-like strands. — Garland and ornaments on the Christmas tree.

Close 1956 Phoenix home-movie frame showing a decorated Christmas tree with white garland, reflective hanging strands, ornaments, horizontal blinds, and a pale tree skirt near the bottom. — Lower portion of the decorated tree.

Close 1956 Phoenix home-movie frame of a decorated Christmas tree with white garland, reflective strands, red and dark ornaments, and a white tree skirt below. — Tree ornaments and skirt in close view.

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