Lynbrook New York-1971: Child in Santa Suit Poses by Tinsel Christmas Tree

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLynbrook, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 New York

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Child in Santa Suit Poses by Tinsel Christmas Tree — Clip Details

A young boy in a red Santa suit and white beard stands beside a vintage aluminum Christmas tree adorned with colorful lights and tinsel in a 1971 home movie. The child waves and poses in front of the shimmering tree, capturing a nostalgic holiday moment. The scene shifts to show the base of the tree with small figurines and a toy train track, all filmed on 8mm film with authentic grain and color saturation. This authentic family footage evokes classic American holiday traditions.

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: 123543680

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: Lynbrook, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1971 Lynbrook, New York home-movie footage suited to requests for domestic Christmas scenes, costumed children, and vintage holiday interiors.
Period detail: The aluminum-style tinsel tree, colored bulbs, Santa costume, curtains, figurines, and toy train track support an early 1970s American holiday setting.
Home-movie behavior: A child dressed as Santa waves and poses for the camera, giving the clip the direct, informal performance quality of family home movies.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red Santa suit, white beard, tinsel Christmas tree, colored lights, curtains, small figurines, toy train track, and a green striped object.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated reds, shimmering highlights, soft focus, visible grain, and slight frame instability consistent with home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief holiday insert, family-memory beat, Christmas transition, or cutaway to period domestic decorations.
Historical context: The clip shows a private household Christmas display and a child performing for the camera, reflecting family holiday documentation rather than a public event.
Research note: People, a child, and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm Christmas home movie, child in Santa suit, aluminum tinsel tree, Lynbrook New York family holiday footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1971 Lynbrook family interiors, and then with other home-movie Christmas decoration scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1971 Lynbrook home movie, a child in a red Santa suit and white beard waves beside a decorated tinsel Christmas tree. — Child dressed as Santa raises a hand beside a shimmering Christmas tree.

A child in a red Santa costume stands near curtains and a lit tinsel Christmas tree in 1971 Lynbrook family footage. — Santa-costumed child stands beside the decorated tree in a home interior.

The camera holds on the lower tinsel Christmas tree and curtains, with holiday lights visible in the home interior. — Tree detail with curtains and reflective tinsel after the child leaves the frame.

The base of the Christmas tree shows small holiday figurines, a toy train track, curtains, and a green striped object in a private home. — Base of the decorated tree with figurines and a toy train track visible.

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