Medford New Jersey USA-1973: Christmas Tree Blinking With Kitten Walking By

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationMedford, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Medford New Jersey

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Christmas Tree Blinking With Kitten Walking By — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Medford, New Jersey, 1973, showing a decorated Christmas tree with blinking lights and ornaments. The scene is bathed in a deep purple hue, characteristic of old film stock, with visible grain and slight motion blur. A small kitten walks past the tree, its silhouette briefly visible against the glowing lights. The tree is adorned with tinsel and colorful baubles, creating a nostalgic holiday atmosphere. The footage captures the warmth and charm of a classic American family Christmas.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 121083605

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 1390 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,wedding,kittens
Reel-level year note: 1973-1974
Reel-level location note: medford
Date: 1973 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: Medford, New Jersey, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s American home-movie footage suited for documentary or editorial requests needing a domestic Christmas tree detail with a brief household kitten moment.
Period detail: The tinsel-heavy Christmas tree, multicolored blinking lights, draped curtains, and soft 8mm color cast support the supplied 1973 Medford, New Jersey home-interior context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged quality of a family camera lingering on holiday decorations as a kitten briefly passes through the room.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a decorated Christmas tree, silver tinsel, hanging ornaments, colored lights, curtains, carpet, a dark kitten silhouette, and partial human hands near the floor.
Film character: The footage shows dense 8mm grain, purple color shift, soft focus, low-light exposure bloom, and slight handheld blur that give it a recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday cutaway, family-memory insert, domestic transition, or quiet visual beat in a sequence about Christmas at home.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private American household holiday setting with decorated interiors and a pet moving naturally through the room, without enough visible detail to identify individuals or a specific address.
Research note: Human hands and a private interior are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be reviewed separately before commercial or public-facing use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s 8mm Christmas tree home movie, Medford New Jersey holiday interior, vintage kitten by Christmas tree, and blinking Christmas lights archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1973 Medford home interiors, and then with broader 1970s Christmas, pets, and family holiday material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Medford, New Jersey home-movie frame showing a close, soft-focus view of a decorated Christmas tree with tinsel, ornaments, and colored lights. — Tinsel and blinking lights on a Christmas tree.

1973 Medford, New Jersey frame of a holiday tree indoors, with silver tinsel, ornaments, colored lights, and pale curtains in the background. — Decorated tree beside the curtains.

1973 Medford, New Jersey home interior frame showing a lit Christmas tree rising in front of curtains, with dense tinsel and visible film grain. — Lit Christmas tree in a home interior.

1973 Medford, New Jersey home-movie frame showing a small dark kitten on the carpet with partial human hands visible near the top of the frame. — Kitten crossing the carpet near the tree area.

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