Troy New York USA-1973: Man Wearing Brown Turtleneck Sitting Next To Christmas Tree

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationTroy, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Troy New York

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Man Wearing Brown Turtleneck Sitting Next To Christmas Tree — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Troy, New York, 1973, showing a man in a dark brown turtleneck sweater sitting in front of a decorated Christmas tree. The grainy, color-saturated film captures him looking toward the camera, smiling, and speaking, with wrapped gifts visible beneath the tree. The warm, intimate lighting and classic holiday decor evoke a nostalgic 1970s family Christmas atmosphere. This authentic archival clip features natural film grain, slight camera shake, and the characteristic look of a personal home movie from the era.

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: 122684510

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 1012 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: swimming
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: new york
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: Troy, New York, 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: Useful for requests needing 1970s 8mm home-movie material of a family Christmas interior in Troy, New York, for documentary, museum, education, or editorial holiday sequences.
Period detail: The brown turtleneck, warm indoor lighting, metallic tree garland, ornaments, and wrapped gifts may show early-1970s domestic holiday decor and clothing style.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears relaxed and responsive to the camera, smiling and speaking in an informal family setting rather than posing for a formal portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man in a dark brown turtleneck, a decorated Christmas tree, shiny garland, hanging ornaments, wrapped presents, a pale chair back, curtains, and carpet.
Film character: The clip has a color-saturated 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing shifts.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short Christmas memory beat, domestic cutaway, family-interior insert, or transition within a sequence about holidays or 1970s home life.
Historical context: The footage documents a private holiday gathering inside a home, with attention on an adult man seated near a decorated Christmas tree and gifts.
Research note: Human likeness and private interior/property review are recommended; copyright, publicity, and property permissions should be assessed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1973 Troy New York 8mm Christmas home movie, 1970s man by Christmas tree, vintage family holiday footage, and Super 8 domestic interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Troy or 1973 home movies, then broader 1970s Christmas interiors and family holiday scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1973 Troy, New York home-movie frame, a man in a dark brown turtleneck sits near a Christmas tree and wrapped gifts. — A seated man appears beside a decorated Christmas tree in a private holiday interior.

The man appears to smile or speak toward the camera near a Christmas tree in the Troy, New York holiday home interior. — The seated man faces the camera with the Christmas tree and presents behind him.

A 1973 home-movie frame shows the man looking down while seated beside holiday decorations and gifts in a private interior. — The man looks downward in front of the Christmas tree and wrapped gifts.

The camera frames more of the seated man's torso and lap, with the Christmas tree and wrapped gifts still visible behind him. — A lower handheld frame shows the seated man with holiday decorations in the background.

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