Troy New York USA-1973: An Overweight Man With Glasses Sitting In A Large Chair

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

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An Overweight Man With Glasses Sitting In A Large Chair — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Troy, New York, 1973, showing an elderly, overweight man with glasses sitting in a large black leather armchair. He wears a light-colored short-sleeved shirt and tie, smiling warmly as he handles a doll or soft toy. The scene has a distinct purple color cast typical of aged film, with visible grain and slight motion blur. A wooden paneled wall and a red decorative element are visible in the background, capturing a nostalgic, intimate moment of domestic life.

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: 122687093

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: Fits 1970s American domestic-life documentary requests; useful as a family portrait insert or holiday memory beat in editorial and non-commercial productions.
Period detail: Wood-paneled walls, horn-rimmed glasses, and short-sleeved collared shirt are consistent with early-1970s American home interiors; red tinsel-like decorations at frame edges may indicate a holiday gathering.
Home-movie behavior: The man's relaxed posture and warm smile toward the camera suggest an unstaged family moment, likely filmed by a relative during a domestic visit or holiday occasion.
What appears in frame: Heavyset elderly man in a dark leather armchair; wood-paneled wall; red tinsel or garland at frame edges; light short-sleeved shirt; small soft object in lap; visible film grain; strong purple color cast throughout.
Film character: Heavy purple dye-shift and visible grain from aged 8mm stock give the footage a warm, deteriorated patina characteristic of stored home-movie film from the early 1970s.
Edit role: Works as a memory insert or family-portrait cutaway in documentary sequences about 1970s American domestic life or holiday gatherings.
Historical context: Wood-paneled domestic interiors were common in American homes of the early 1970s; the informal framing and handheld camera movement reflect typical 8mm home-movie practice of the era.
Research note: A clearly identifiable adult is visible throughout; likeness rights cannot be confirmed and require independent review before editorial or commercial use; filmed inside a private residence.
Research search match: 1970s elderly man home movie USA; vintage American family film 8mm; domestic interior holiday scene 1973; grandfather armchair.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Troy NY 1973 reel, then with early-1970s American domestic interior footage, then with holiday or family gathering scenes from the same decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

Elderly man in a leather armchair in a wood-paneled room, Troy, New York, c.1973; red holiday decorations at left frame edge; strong purple color cast from aged 8mm film. — Man in armchair with holiday decorations, Troy NY, 1973.

Heavyset man with glasses in a dark leather chair handling a soft object, c.1973, Troy NY; red holiday garland at right frame edge; purple-shifted 8mm film with visible grain. — Man examining soft object in armchair, 1973.

Heavyset elderly man with glasses looking toward the camera in a wood-paneled living room, Troy NY, c.1973; red decorations at frame left; 8mm purple dye-shift visible. — Man looking toward camera, holiday decorations visible, 1973.

Man in a leather chair looking down, c.1973, Troy NY; red holiday decorations at frame right; slight motion and purple color cast from aged 8mm stock; partial lower view at frame bottom. — Man in armchair looking down, holiday setting, 1973.

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