Hicksville New York-1955: Christmas Tree Decorated With Silver Lametta And Baubles

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Christmas Tree Decorated With Silver Lametta And Baubles — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Hicksville, New York, in 1955 captures a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. The tree is adorned with classic ornaments, including colorful glass baubles and cascading silver lametta tinsel, creating a nostalgic holiday atmosphere. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a slightly shaky handheld perspective with natural film grain and warm, slightly faded colors typical of mid-century home movies. A patterned curtain is visible to the left, suggesting a cozy living room setting. This authentic archival clip evokes the charm of 1950s American holiday traditions.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123386623

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1955 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: Hicksville, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1950s American holiday home-movie footage as a short domestic Christmas insert or period cutaway.
Period detail: The silver lametta, glass baubles, patterned curtain, and indoor Christmas tree support a mid-century holiday setting consistent with the 1955 Hicksville metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged value of a family camera lingering on a decorated Christmas tree rather than presenting a formal scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include evergreen branches, silver tinsel strands, colored round ornaments, reflective baubles, a patterned curtain, and dark interior background.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, soft focus, warm faded color, and slight frame instability that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief holiday memory beat, domestic establishing insert, or transition into a 1950s family Christmas sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a domestic Christmas display, showing how seasonal decoration was recorded in private home movies of the period.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any private-interior or property context should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Christmas tree home movie, Hicksville New York holiday footage, 8mm decorated tree, silver lametta tinsel, and vintage baubles.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Hicksville 1955 home movies, then broader 1950s Christmas, holiday interior, and domestic decoration footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Hicksville home-movie frame showing a Christmas tree with lametta tinsel, glass baubles, and a patterned curtain at left. — A decorated Christmas tree fills the frame, with silver lametta and bright ornaments visible among the branches.

1955 Hicksville frame with a decorated Christmas tree, dense silver lametta, reflective ornaments, and dark room background. — Silver tinsel hangs over the tree while colorful baubles catch the light against the dark interior.

1955 Hicksville home-movie frame showing the lower tree area with lametta, colored ornaments, and a patterned curtain nearby. — The camera holds on the decorated tree, showing clustered ornaments and hanging silver strands.

1955 Hicksville frame of a decorated Christmas tree with silver lametta, colored glass baubles, and a dim room background. — The final frame remains close on the tree, emphasizing reflective ornaments and cascading silver tinsel.

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