Sioux Falls South Dakota-1960: Festive Christmas Tree With Illuminated Cross

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationSioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Sioux Falls South Dakota

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Festive Christmas Tree With Illuminated Cross — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1960 captures a festive Christmas tree illuminated at night. The tree is adorned with warm yellow lights and colorful ornaments, glowing against the dark background. To the left, a large cross made of bright lights stands prominently, adding a religious element to the holiday display. The footage, shot on Super 8, shows slight camera movement and the characteristic grain and color saturation of 1960s home movies, evoking a nostalgic, warm holiday atmosphere. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic holiday projects.

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: 125306474

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1960 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: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 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: 1960s home-movie footage for an editor needing a brief nighttime Christmas display cutaway with religious holiday lighting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Period detail: The visible incandescent bulbs, tinsel-like tree decoration, and saturated 8mm color may show a mid-century outdoor holiday display style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet visitor-shot feel of someone recording a glowing seasonal display rather than a staged public performance.
What appears in frame: The frames show a lit Christmas tree, bright cross-shaped light display, ornaments, warm bulbs, dark night background, and slight handheld framing.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, strong color saturation, deep shadows, and modest handheld movement typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for Christmas, faith, winter, or mid-century family-history sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects a visible blend of Christmas decoration and Christian symbolism in a nighttime community or yard display, without identifying a specific site.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but the religious display and any location or property context should still be reviewed for use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s 8mm Christmas lights, Sioux Falls holiday display, illuminated cross Christmas tree, and vintage home movie decorations.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel holiday footage, then with Sioux Falls 1960 material, then with other nighttime Christmas lights or religious holiday displays.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Sioux Falls home-movie frame showing a glowing Christmas tree and illuminated cross against a dark background. — A decorated Christmas tree glows next to a cross-shaped light display at night.

1960 Sioux Falls frame with saturated 8mm color, showing the Christmas tree and illuminated cross in a nighttime display. — The camera holds on the tree and cross lights as the decorations glow in the darkness.

1960 Sioux Falls 8mm frame showing a decorated Christmas tree and bright bulb-lit cross in a dark holiday scene. — The cross-shaped bulbs remain prominent beside the ornamented tree.

Final 1960 Sioux Falls frame of the nighttime Christmas display, with the lit cross and tree softened by 8mm grain. — The short clip ends on the luminous tree and cross against the night.

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