Sebring Ohio USA-1942: Man in Suit Beside Christmas Tree

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Year1942
Decade1940s
LocationSebring, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1942 Sebring Ohio

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Man in Suit Beside Christmas Tree — Clip Details

A man in a dark suit and glasses stands beside a brightly lit Christmas tree in this 1942 8mm home movie from Sebring, Ohio. He appears to be speaking or observing the festive decorations, which include colorful lights and shiny ornaments. The grainy, low-light footage captures a quiet holiday moment with a nostalgic, vintage feel, characteristic of mid-century home recordings.

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: 123128985

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: 1942 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: Sebring, Ohio, 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

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 1940s U.S. home-front holiday inserts, family memory sequences, or documentary scenes needing a brief indoor Christmas moment from 8mm footage.
Period detail: The dark suit, tie, eyeglasses, incandescent tree bulbs, tinsel, and modest interior setting support a mid-century domestic holiday reading.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears to stand casually near the decorated tree, turning and speaking or reacting to someone behind the camera in an unstaged home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older man in a dark suit, eyeglasses, tie, lit Christmas tree, shiny tinsel, colored bulbs, ornaments, and a dim interior wall.
Film character: Low-light 8mm color footage gives the scene soft focus, visible grain, glowing highlights, and gentle exposure falloff around the tree lights.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short Christmas cutaway, holiday memory beat, family interior insert, or transition into mid-century domestic footage.
Historical context: The clip shows a private indoor Christmas scene in Sebring, Ohio, reflecting domestic holiday decoration and family filming practices noted in the supplied metadata.
Research note: People and private property are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1942 Sebring Ohio Christmas home movie, older man beside Christmas tree, 1940s 8mm holiday interior, and vintage family Christmas footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sebring 1942 material, then broader 1940s U.S. Christmas and family interior scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1942 Sebring, Ohio home movie frame, an older man with glasses stands near a decorated Christmas tree in a dim room. — An older man in suit and glasses stands beside the glowing Christmas tree.

The man faces toward the camera beside the decorated Christmas tree, with colored lights and ornaments visible in the dim 1942 interior. — The man faces the camera as the Christmas tree lights glow beside him.

The man turns toward the Christmas tree, seen in profile beside the decorations.

The final frame is darker and closer, emphasizing glowing Christmas tree bulbs, ornaments, and a partially visible person within the private interior. — A darker close view catches the tree lights and a partial figure near the decorations.

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