New York City-1970: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and Gold Statue

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1970 New York City

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and Gold Statue — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage home movie captures the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree illuminated with warm red and orange lights, set against the stone facade of a New York City skyscraper. In the foreground, a golden statue of a reclining figure with outstretched arms is visible, adding a classic architectural element to the festive scene. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic holiday atmosphere from the early 1970s. The camera remains steady, focusing on the tree and statue, with subtle shifts in framing that highlight the holiday decorations and urban setting.

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: 125580839

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 1013 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: bronx zoo,winter,spring
Reel-level year note: 1970-1971
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1970 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 City, 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 1970s documentary or editorial requests needing Rockefeller Center holiday atmosphere in New York City from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The decorated Christmas tree, stone skyscraper facade and gilded fountain sculpture place the scene in a midtown holiday setting, with 1970 supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The framing has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on the illuminated tree and nearby sculpture rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large lit Christmas tree, warm red-orange bulbs, a gold reclining statue, stone building walls, dark window openings and black film borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color saturation and slight handheld reframing that preserve the physical-film texture of a home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday insert, New York transition, Rockefeller Center cutaway or brief memory beat in a seasonal sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents public Christmas display culture in New York City through a tourist or family-film view of a landmark holiday scene.
Research note: Rights review should consider recognizable public art, location context and any distant visitors; copyright, likeness and property issues require separate assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970 New York Christmas tree footage, Rockefeller Center holiday home movie, 8mm NYC Christmas lights and vintage urban holiday cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1970 New York City material, then broader vintage Christmas tree or public holiday display footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 New York City home-movie frame with a gold reclining fountain statue below a decorated Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. — Gold sculpture and illuminated Christmas tree in a Rockefeller Center holiday view.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree fills the upper frame while a gold statue appears below in 1970 New York City footage. — Lit Christmas tree rises behind the gold statue and building facade.

A large illuminated Rockefeller Center Christmas tree dominates the frame against a New York City stone skyscraper facade. — Close framing on the Christmas tree lights and surrounding building facade.

Final 1970 New York City frame showing the illuminated Rockefeller Center Christmas tree beside vertical stone architecture. — Illuminated Christmas tree framed against the Rockefeller Center building facade.

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