New York-1959: Man Wearing Glasses Looks At Decorated Christmas Tree And Wrapped Gifts

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Wearing Glasses Looks At Decorated Christmas Tree... — Clip Details

A man wearing glasses and a military-style jacket smiles while looking at a decorated Christmas tree in this 1959 8mm home movie. The scene captures a cozy holiday moment with wrapped gifts in colorful paper and bows beneath the tree. The footage shows the characteristic green tint and grain of vintage Super 8 film, with a soft focus and slight camera movement. A Santa figurine and a television are visible in the background, adding to the nostalgic mid-century American Christmas 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: 125574264

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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: New York, 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 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a domestic Christmas insert with an older man, tree decorations and wrapped gifts.
Period detail: The aluminum-style tinsel tree, wrapped boxes, Santa figurine and interior furnishings may show mid-century American holiday decor.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged family-film value as the man smiles beside holiday decorations while the camera lingers on presents under the tree.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in glasses, a decorated Christmas tree, wrapped gift boxes, bows, a Santa figurine, a television and a private living room.
Film character: The 8mm image has green color shift, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday memory beat, domestic cutaway, transition into Christmas morning or insert for mid-century family life.
Historical context: The scene documents a private household Christmas setting with gift display and seasonal ornaments, without confirming family identities or the exact room location.
Research note: Human likeness and private interior/property review are advised; no visible brands are clear, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 New York Christmas home movie, 8mm holiday gifts, man with glasses by Christmas tree and mid-century family interior footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Christmas interiors, then other 1959 New York home movies, then broader mid-century holiday tree and gift scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1959 New York home-movie frame, a man in glasses sits near a lamp, plant and table inside a private home. — A man in glasses sits near household furnishings before the camera turns to holiday decorations.

Wrapped gifts, bows and a tinsel Christmas tree appear in a private New York home-movie interior from 1959. — Wrapped presents sit beneath the decorated Christmas tree.

A close 1959 home-movie view shows wrapped presents, bows and a Santa figurine near the Christmas tree. — The camera moves closer to the presents and seasonal decorations beneath the tree.

The 1959 New York holiday scene shows a tinsel tree, gifts and a Santa figurine in a private living room. — A living room corner holds the Christmas tree, presents and Santa decoration.

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