Terre Haute Indiana USA-1963: Decorated Christmas Tree with Glowing Lights

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationTerre Haute, Indiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Decorated Christmas Tree with Glowing Lights — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1963 in Terre Haute, Indiana, showing a close-up of a decorated Christmas tree with glowing red, blue, and yellow lights. The tree is covered in artificial snow and features shiny ornaments, with a child's hand briefly entering the frame. The image has a soft focus and film grain typical of Super 8 footage, capturing a nostalgic holiday moment.

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: 120803299

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: 1963 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: Terre Haute, Indiana, 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 1963 Terre Haute 8mm clip supports archival requests for mid-century American holiday home-movie material as a brief Christmas tree insert or domestic seasonal detail.
Period detail: The glowing colored bulbs, tinsel-like shine, artificial snow flocking, and soft 8mm color rendering are visible period clues consistent with early 1960s home Christmas footage.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, lingering close to the tree while a person briefly enters the edge of the frame rather than presenting a formal scene.
What appears in frame: Visible details include flocked evergreen branches, red and blue colored lights, yellow highlights, shiny ornaments, dark shadowed gaps, soft focus, and a partial hand or sleeve at the frame edge.
Film character: The clip carries a warm 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure bloom around the lights, and handheld framing that emphasizes the physical-film source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short holiday cutaway, memory beat, domestic transition, or visual punctuation between broader family Christmas scenes.
Historical context: The clip reflects a private American Christmas decoration moment, with attention on illuminated tree ornaments rather than identifiable people, places, or public events.
Research note: Rights review should account for copyright in the home-movie footage and possible likeness concerns from the brief visible person, while no logos or clearly identifiable brands are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1960s 8mm Christmas tree, Terre Haute Indiana home movie holiday lights, vintage decorated tree close-up, and mid-century family Christmas footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1963 Terre Haute family interiors or holiday material, and then with broader 1960s Christmas decoration footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Terre Haute home-movie close-up of a decorated Christmas tree with artificial snow, glowing red and blue lights, and reflective ornaments in soft focus. — Flocked Christmas tree with colored lights.

Close 8mm view of the Christmas tree in Terre Haute, Indiana, showing flocked branches, bright colored lights, and glinting ornament surfaces. — Artificial snow and glowing bulbs on the tree.

Close-up from the 1963 home movie showing flocked evergreen branches, a dark round ornament, and glowing holiday lights rendered with soft 8mm grain. — Dark ornament among flocked branches.

Final frame of the Terre Haute Christmas tree close-up, with colored bulbs, flocked branches, shiny ornaments, and a partial person entering at the lower right edge. — Tree lights with a partial figure at the edge.

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