Milwaukee Wisconsin-1964: Christmas Tree Lit Against Twilight Sky

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Wisconsin

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Christmas Tree Lit Against Twilight Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a towering Christmas tree illuminated against a deep blue twilight sky. The tree, adorned with warm, glowing lights and topped with a bright star, stands prominently in an urban setting. Silhouettes of buildings and bare tree branches appear at the bottom of the frame, suggesting a city street or public square. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic holiday atmosphere from mid-century America.

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: 125307270

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Milwaukee, 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: Useful for 1960s American holiday, city Christmas, and home-movie insert needs in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The visible 1960s-era 8mm color look, urban roofline, bare branches, and electric tree lights support a mid-century Milwaukee holiday setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie viewpoint, holding on the public Christmas tree as its lights glow against the evening sky.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall illuminated Christmas tree, bright star topper, blue twilight sky, dark building silhouettes, bare branches, and film gate edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows pronounced grain, saturated blue twilight color, soft focus, slight framing drift, and visible contact-sheet frame edges.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a holiday cutaway, establishing insert, transition beat, or quiet memory image for mid-century urban Christmas sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public holiday display in an urban setting, with the tree presented as a civic or downtown seasonal focal point.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable signage are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any property-context questions for the intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 Milwaukee Christmas tree, 1960s 8mm holiday footage, vintage city Christmas lights, and home movie twilight tree.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel holiday footage, then Milwaukee or 1964 material, then broader 1960s Christmas lights and urban winter scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Milwaukee 8mm frame showing the upper section of a tall illuminated Christmas tree and star against twilight sky. — The star-topped tree rises into a blue evening sky.

1964 Milwaukee home-movie frame with the lit tree top and glowing star centered against deep blue sky. — The glowing star and tree lights stand out in the dusk.

1964 Milwaukee 8mm view of the illuminated Christmas tree with bare branches and dark building shapes below. — The full height of the lit tree appears above the urban roofline.

1964 Milwaukee home-movie frame showing the lit Christmas tree above low buildings and bare branches at dusk. — The tree glows beside a dark city roofline at twilight.

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