Superior Wisconsin-1973: Boy Removing Christmas Stocking from Mantle

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationSuperior, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Boy Removing Christmas Stocking from Mantle — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a young boy in a black coat removing a red Christmas stocking from a mantle in a dimly lit room. The grainy, warm-toned footage shows the boy from behind as he reaches up, with patterned curtains and a brick fireplace visible in the background. The scene evokes a nostalgic, intimate holiday moment from a classic American home, with soft lighting and the characteristic texture of Super 8 film. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling about 1970s family 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: 124749173

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1973 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: Superior, Wisconsin, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm home-movie footage suited to editorial requests for domestic Christmas interiors, family rituals, and period holiday cutaways.
Period detail: The room may show early-1970s domestic decor through patterned curtains, a brick fireplace or mantle area, warm low interior light, and a red Christmas stocking.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home moment as a boy in a dark coat reaches toward the mantle and removes a red Christmas stocking.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a child seen mostly from behind, a red stocking, a brick fireplace or mantle, patterned curtains, dark furnishings, wall art, and warm interior light.
Film character: The 8mm footage has heavy grain, warm color shift, dim exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a physical home-movie scan.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief holiday insert, family-memory beat, domestic transition, or cutaway within sequences about Christmas, childhood, or 1970s home life.
Historical context: The scene documents a private Superior, Wisconsin home interior in 1973, with holiday decoration and informal family activity rather than a public event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may require review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1973 8mm Christmas home movie, boy removing stocking from mantle, 1970s Wisconsin family holiday interior, and vintage Super 8 domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Superior, Wisconsin 1973 home interiors, then broader 1970s Christmas family footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Superior, Wisconsin home-movie frame showing a child in a dark coat near a dim mantle area with a red stocking and wall decor. — A child stands near the mantle area in a dimly lit holiday interior.

1973 home-movie frame from Superior, Wisconsin showing a child seen from behind reaching near a mantle with patterned curtains behind. — The child reaches toward the mantle with patterned curtains visible in the background.

1973 Superior, Wisconsin home interior with a child bending near the brick fireplace or mantle area beneath patterned curtains. — The child bends down beside the fireplace area in the low-light room.

1973 home-movie frame showing the child near the fireplace in a private Superior, Wisconsin interior after reaching for the stocking. — The child remains near the mantle and fireplace as the dim home-movie shot continues.

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