Harlem New York USA-1976: Young Boy Hanging Christmas Decorations By The Door

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

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Young Boy Hanging Christmas Decorations By The Door — Clip Details

A young boy in a white dress shirt and dark pants hangs a Christmas decoration on a door frame in a dimly lit home. A decorated Christmas tree with colorful lights and ornaments stands to the left, while the wall behind is covered with holiday cards and photos. The footage, captured on vintage 8mm film, shows natural grain and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, intimate holiday moment from Harlem, New York, in 1976. The boy’s back is to the camera as he carefully places the decoration, capturing a quiet, personal 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: 121482167

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

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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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Harlem home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for intimate Christmas decorating and family holiday interiors.
Period detail: Visible clues include an aluminum-style Christmas tree, multicolor lights, tinsel garland, holiday cards, and domestic wall photos that fit the supplied 1976 setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged household moment as a young person reaches up to place a holiday decoration by a door.
What appears in frame: Frames show a decorated Christmas tree, hanging ornaments, colored lights, wall cards and photos, a doorway, tinsel trim, and a person in a white shirt.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, dim interior exposure, handheld framing, and slight motion blur as useful archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday insert, domestic memory beat, or quiet transition into family life and seasonal tradition.
Historical context: The scene documents private Christmas decorating inside a Harlem home, with attention on household ritual rather than public events.
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: Likely matches searches for 1970s Harlem Christmas home movie, 8mm holiday decorating, child hanging decoration, and vintage family interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1976 Harlem interiors, then broader Christmas tree and family holiday footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Harlem home-movie frame of a person seen from behind beside a lit Christmas tree and holiday cards. — A figure stands near a decorated Christmas tree in a dimly lit room.

1976 Harlem interior showing a person hanging a decoration near a door beside a tinsel-covered Christmas tree. — A person raises a holiday decoration near the doorway beside the tree.

Home-movie frame from Harlem in 1976 with a person lifting a red decoration by the door near a lit Christmas tree. — The decoration is held high as the tree and wall cards fill the room.

1976 Harlem holiday interior with a person turned toward the door and a decorated Christmas tree in the foreground. — The figure turns toward the doorway as the lit tree remains in the foreground.

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