Harlem New York USA-1976: African American Teenager Decorating Christmas Tree

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationHarlem, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Harlem New York

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African American Teenager Decorating Christmas Tree — Clip Details

A vintage 1976 home movie clip from Harlem, New York, showing an African American teenager decorating a small silver tinsel Christmas tree with colorful lights and ornaments. The boy, wearing a white collared shirt and dark pants, carefully places a star on the tree's top while standing in a room with a wall covered in holiday cards. The footage has the warm, grainy look of 8mm film with natural color shifts and soft focus, capturing a personal moment of holiday preparation and family tradition.

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: 121482082

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: 1976 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: Harlem, New York, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Harlem home-movie footage for productions needing an intimate African American family Christmas preparation moment.
Period detail: The silver tinsel tree, multicolored lights, holiday cards, and dress shirt may show mid-1970s domestic Christmas decor and clothing.
Home-movie behavior: A teenager calmly reaches to place or adjust the star topper, giving the scene an unstaged family holiday preparation value.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a silver tinsel Christmas tree, star topper, colored lights, ornaments, holiday cards, wall decorations, a door, and a teenager in a white shirt.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, color shift, low-light exposure, and slight handheld framing consistent with home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a holiday insert, family-memory beat, domestic transition, or cutaway for Christmas traditions in the 1970s.
Historical context: The clip places a personal Christmas ritual inside a Harlem private interior, emphasizing everyday family life rather than a public event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970s Harlem Christmas home movie, African American teenager decorating tree, and 8mm family holiday footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1976 Harlem material, then African American family holiday interiors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Harlem home-movie frame of a teenager in a white shirt reaching to adjust a star atop a silver tinsel Christmas tree. — A teenager reaches toward the star topper on a small silver Christmas tree surrounded by holiday cards.

1976 Harlem home-movie frame showing a teenager beside a lit silver tinsel tree, with holiday cards on the wall behind him. — The teenager stands at the side of the tree while working near the star and upper branches.

1976 Harlem home-movie frame of a smiling teenager standing next to a decorated silver tinsel Christmas tree. — The teenager smiles near the tree after adjusting the holiday decorations.

1976 Harlem home-movie frame showing a teenager looking down next to a lit silver tinsel Christmas tree in a decorated room. — The teenager looks down beside the decorated tree as the colored lights glow on the tinsel branches.

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