Salton Sea California-1961: Christmas Scene Tree With Tinsel And View Out Of Window

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationSalton Sea, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Salton Sea California

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Christmas Scene Tree With Tinsel And View Out Of Window — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this grainy, blue-tinted home movie captures a dimly lit Christmas scene in Salton Sea, California. The footage shows a decorated tree with tinsel and glowing lights, viewed through a window at night. A red candle flickers on a table, and the camera pans across the room, revealing a patterned couch and a dark silhouette. The film’s vintage quality, with visible grain and scratches, evokes a nostalgic, intimate holiday memory from the early 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124563600

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 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: Salton Sea, California, 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 1960s home-movie requests needing a quiet Christmas interior, window reflection, or holiday memory beat from Southern California archival footage.
Period detail: The 1961 metadata and visible candle, tinsel tree, couch, and window view suggest an early-1960s domestic Christmas setting without identifiable brands or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged family-film viewpoint, with the camera lingering on holiday lights, interior objects, and a dim view through glass rather than a posed scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red candle, dark tabletop or furniture, patterned couch, Christmas tree with tinsel, glowing bulbs, window glass, night reflections, and heavy shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows dense blue cast, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, grain, scratches, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for holiday recollection, nighttime domestic atmosphere, or family archive sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a modest mid-century holiday interior as seen by a home-movie camera, emphasizing household decoration and low-light ambience over identifiable activity.
Research note: No faces, children, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location context, and any property or family-history concerns still require normal review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 8mm Christmas home movie, Salton Sea California holiday interior, tinsel tree at night, candle and window view, and vintage family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Salton Sea material, then broader 1960s Christmas interiors or nighttime home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Salton Sea home-movie frame showing a red candle above dark furniture, with a patterned couch edge in a blue-tinted interior. — A red candle and shadowed furniture appear in a dim holiday interior.

A red candle and dark household furniture appear in a soft, grainy 1961 Salton Sea Christmas interior frame. — The candle remains visible beside dark furniture in low light.

Blue-tinted 1961 Salton Sea frame with Christmas tree tinsel, glowing bulbs, and a dim window or doorway beyond. — Tinsel and bright holiday bulbs stand out against the dark interior.

A grainy 1961 Salton Sea Christmas frame shows sparkling tree tinsel against dark window glass and night reflections. — The camera moves close to shimmering tinsel and reflected night light.

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