Phoenix Arizona USA-1956: Woman Organizing Christmas Cards and Letters

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

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Woman Organizing Christmas Cards and Letters — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Phoenix, Arizona, 1956, showing a woman smiling as she organizes a collection of Christmas cards and letters pinned to a wall. The scene captures a nostalgic moment of domestic life, with the woman's hand reaching toward the cards and a red ribbon accenting the display. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and slight motion blur, characteristic of mid-century home movies. The setting appears to be a cozy home interior, with a white door and brass doorknob visible in the background. This authentic archival footage offers a personal glimpse into 1950s family traditions and holiday memories.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 120783841

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: 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: 1950s 8mm domestic holiday footage suited for documentary or museum edits needing a brief interior view of Christmas-card correspondence and family memory practices.
Period detail: The frames show a mid-century home interior with a door-mounted Christmas card display, paper cards and letters, and a woman whose hairstyle and clothing are consistent with the supplied 1956 Phoenix home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The unstaged value is in the woman smiling and leaning near the holiday cards, suggesting an intimate household moment rather than a posed studio scene.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a smiling woman, a white paneled door, brass-colored doorknob, red card holders or ribbons, pinned Christmas cards, envelopes, wall paneling, and soft interior light.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, dim indoor exposure, soft focus, mild motion blur, and color drift that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday insert, domestic-life cutaway, correspondence detail, or memory beat between broader family scenes.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a private household holiday display and personal card exchange, reflecting family-centered seasonal routines without supporting broader claims about Phoenix or 1950s society.
Research note: Human likeness and private-property review are advised, and copyright clearance should be considered separately from any likeness or location permissions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm Christmas cards, Phoenix Arizona home movie, woman organizing holiday letters, mid-century domestic interior, and family correspondence footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Phoenix domestic interiors, and then broader holiday-card, family-memory, or mid-century home-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Phoenix home-movie frame showing a close view of Christmas cards and letters gathered on a red-accented display inside a private home. — Holiday cards arranged on an interior door.

A woman smiles in a softly focused 1956 Phoenix home interior, framed by red-accented Christmas card displays on a white door. — Woman smiling beside holiday cards.

Soft 8mm frame of a crowded Christmas card and letter display on a white interior door, with red trim and overlapping cards visible. — Cards and letters fill the holiday display.

1956 Phoenix home-movie frame showing the lower portion of an interior door, a brass-colored doorknob, and the edge of a red-accented holiday card display. — Door detail beneath the card display.

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