Harrisburg Penn-1946: Movie Ending With Christmas Message

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Harrisburg Penn

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Movie Ending With Christmas Message — Clip Details

A close-up of 8mm film frames from a 1946 home movie, showing the classic "THE END" title card with the year 1946 printed in bold. The footage reveals the physical film reel with sprocket holes and a bright light leak, followed by a handwritten Christmas message reading "Merry Christmas From Peg & Jim" with festive holly illustrations. The grainy texture and vintage aesthetic capture authentic 1940s home movie quality, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century personal filmmaking.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125874856

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1946 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: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 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: Useful for 1940s home-movie endings, holiday greetings, archival film texture, or documentary inserts about personal filmmaking and family memory.
Period detail: The printed 1946 end card and handwritten Christmas greeting support a mid-1940s home-movie context tied to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a personal, handmade closing gesture rather than staged action, showing how a family filmmaker addressed viewers at the reel's end.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a THE END card, the year 1946, sprocket-edge framing, handwritten Merry Christmas text, Peg and Jim names, and small holly drawings.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, flicker, and gate-edge shadowing give the 8mm scan a clear physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a reel-ending insert, holiday transition, memory beat, or cutaway that signals home-movie authorship.
Historical context: The handwritten greeting and holiday motif reflect domestic film practice and personal seasonal messaging without showing people or identifiable property.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status, authorship, and the named individuals in the greeting may still need review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1946 8mm home movie ending, vintage Christmas message footage, Harrisburg Pennsylvania home movie, and handwritten holiday title card.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1946 Harrisburg footage, then broader 1940s holiday or home-movie title-card material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 8mm home-movie end card, showing THE END text, the year 1946, film grain, and sprocket-edge shadows. — Printed THE END card with 1946 visible on the film frame.

Underexposed 8mm frame from the 1946 home movie ending, with faint title-card text barely visible through grain and shadow. — Low-exposure transitional frame with faint end-card lettering.

Handwritten Christmas title card from the Harrisburg 1946 home movie, reading Merry Christmas From Peg & Jim with holly decoration. — Handwritten holiday message reading Merry Christmas From Peg & Jim.

Final 1946 home-movie greeting card frame, showing Merry Christmas From Peg & Jim in cursive with small holly illustration. — Cursive Christmas greeting card with Peg and Jim named at the close of the reel.

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