Milwaukee Wisconsin-1964: A Very Tall Highly Decorated Holiday Christmas Tree

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

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A Very Tall Highly Decorated Holiday Christmas Tree — Clip Details

MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN-1964: A towering Christmas tree, densely adorned with warm lights, stands prominently against a deep purple twilight sky. The vintage 8mm film captures the festive scene with rich, saturated colors and noticeable grain, viewed through a dark frame. In the background, a building with a partially visible sign reading 'Gimbels' confirms the location as a department store. The camera slowly pans down to reveal a holiday display featuring illuminated figures and a star, evoking a nostalgic 1960s American holiday atmosphere.

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: 125307288

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: Yes
Audible music: Yes

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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: 1960s Milwaukee holiday home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about downtown Christmas displays, department stores, and public seasonal decoration.
Period detail: The Gimbels sign, incandescent tree lighting, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1960s urban holiday setting in Milwaukee.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on a towering Christmas tree and nearby display figures rather than staging a formal scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall lit Christmas tree, purple twilight sky, Gimbels storefront sign, display figures, a star ornament, dark frame edges, and bystanders near the base.
Film character: The footage shows saturated 8mm color, pronounced grain, gate shadows, soft focus, and slight handheld movement that add archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday cutaway, downtown establishing insert, nostalgic memory beat, or transition into a 1960s Christmas sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a public-facing department store holiday display and seasonal street spectacle visible to visitors in Milwaukee.
Research note: Human review should consider the visible Gimbels brand signage, possible bystander likenesses, and any audible music separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1964 Milwaukee Christmas tree, Gimbels holiday display, 1960s department store Christmas, and vintage 8mm holiday lights.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel holiday footage, then other 1964 Milwaukee street scenes, then broader 1960s American Christmas display material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Milwaukee home-movie frame showing a tall lit Christmas tree rising above a department store exterior at twilight. — A towering holiday tree glows against the purple evening sky outside a storefront.

1964 Milwaukee frame showing a tall decorated Christmas tree, partial Gimbels signage, and small holiday display figures near the base. — The camera view includes the lit tree, department store sign, and display figures below.

1964 Milwaukee home-movie frame showing the lower portion of a towering lit tree and holiday figures in front of a Gimbels storefront. — The pan reveals more of the base display beneath the decorated tree.

1964 Milwaukee frame showing illuminated holiday figures and a star below a tall Christmas tree outside the Gimbels storefront. — Holiday figures and a star are visible at the base of the glowing tree outside Gimbels.

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