New York City-1970: Golden Statue and Christmas Tree in Urban Holiday Display

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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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Golden Statue and Christmas Tree in Urban Holiday Display — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage home movie captures a golden statue of a reclining figure in a circular basin, set against a backdrop of evergreen shrubs and a large, illuminated Christmas tree. The scene unfolds in New York City, with a multi-story building visible behind the festive display. The footage, marked by classic film grain and warm color tones, offers a nostalgic glimpse of holiday decor and urban landmarks from the era. The camera remains steady, focusing on the sculpture as the surrounding lights create a festive glow.

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: 125580870

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 New York City holiday-display requests needing editorial, documentary, museum, or education cutaways of urban Christmas decor filmed on 8mm.
Period detail: The scene may show 1970-era city holiday decoration, with a gilded outdoor sculpture, evergreen planting, a lit Christmas tree, and modernist building facade details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot landmark perspective, holding on the festive public display from a nearby vantage point rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a golden reclining-figure sculpture, circular basin, evergreen shrubs, red trim, balcony railings, lit Christmas tree, building windows, and small passersby.
Film character: Warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-print texture give the short view a physical home-movie archive quality.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a New York holiday insert, a seasonal transition, a landmark-adjacent cutaway, or a brief memory beat in a 1970 urban sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents public-facing holiday ornamentation in a dense city setting, connecting sculpture, commercial architecture, and seasonal display without identifying the exact site.
Research note: Rights review should consider visible passersby, recognizable public art or building design, and property or artwork permissions separately from any film copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970 New York City Christmas display, 8mm urban holiday footage, golden outdoor statue, vintage Manhattan decor, and home-movie city landmark cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel New York holiday shots, then other 1970 New York City exteriors, then broader vintage urban Christmas displays or public-art cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 New York City 8mm frame showing a gilded reclining-figure sculpture set above evergreen shrubs and a dark building facade. — Golden sculpture and evergreen planting on an urban holiday display.

1970 New York City 8mm frame with a gold outdoor sculpture, evergreen backdrop, railing, and modern building facade elements. — Raised golden sculpture framed by shrubs and architectural lines.

1970 New York City home-movie frame showing a golden sculpture, illuminated Christmas tree, evergreen shrubs, and a building entrance area. — Holiday tree and gold sculpture in front of a city building.

1970 New York City 8mm frame with an illuminated Christmas tree above a gilded sculpture and evergreen-lined display area. — Urban holiday display with a lit tree above a golden sculpture.

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