New York City-1970: Illuminated Christmas Tree and Prometheus Statue at Rockefeller Center

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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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Illuminated Christmas Tree and Prometheus Statue at... — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1970: A vintage 8mm home movie captures the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree illuminated with warm red and yellow lights against the stone facade of the building. The camera pans down from the towering tree to reveal the golden Prometheus statue in the foreground, surrounded by evergreen shrubs. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the classic holiday scene with soft focus and natural film grain, evoking a nostalgic 1970s New York City atmosphere. This archival clip is perfect for documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic projects.

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: 125580862

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: 1970s 8mm New York holiday landmark footage suited to documentary inserts, archival transitions, and seasonal city atmosphere.
Period detail: The illuminated Rockefeller Center tree, stone facade, and Prometheus statue support a 1970 New York holiday setting from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, framing the Christmas tree and then the plaza sculpture from a casual sightseeing position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lit Christmas tree, Rockefeller Center facade, golden Prometheus statue, evergreen plantings, plaza railings, and dark film borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday establishing insert, a memory beat, or a transition into New York City seasonal material.
Historical context: The footage records a public holiday display at a major New York landmark, with emphasis on decoration, architecture, and plaza statuary.
Research note: Rights review should consider copyright in the footage separately from landmark, artwork, likeness, and incidental-public-location considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm New York Christmas tree, Rockefeller Center holiday home movie, and Prometheus statue plaza footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel New York holiday shots, then 1970 Rockefeller Center material, then broader Christmas city landmark footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 New York City home-movie frame showing the lit Rockefeller Center Christmas tree against a stone facade. — The illuminated tree fills the frame beside Rockefeller Center windows.

1970 New York City frame with the lit Christmas tree above the golden Prometheus statue in Rockefeller Center plaza. — The camera includes the tree lights, facade, shrubs, and Prometheus statue.

1970 New York City home-movie frame showing Prometheus in the lower plaza with the Christmas tree lights above. — Prometheus appears below the holiday tree, with shrubs and plaza railings in view.

1970 New York City frame of the Rockefeller Center Prometheus statue beneath the illuminated Christmas tree. — The shot settles on the Prometheus statue with tree lights and plaza plantings behind it.

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