Hoboken New Jersey USA-1966: Middle Age Man Opening A Present During Christmas

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationHoboken, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 Hoboken New Jersey

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Middle Age Man Opening A Present During Christmas — Clip Details

A man in a suit sits on a sofa in a 1966 home during Christmas, opening a present while a vintage television plays in the background. The scene features a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments and wrapped gifts, capturing a nostalgic holiday moment. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural film grain and warm, slightly faded colors typical of home movies from the era. The man carefully unwraps the gift, revealing a book or album, while the TV displays a grainy broadcast. The setting reflects mid-century American domestic life with period-appropriate furniture and decor.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 121298283

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$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.

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1966 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: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fits documentary or commercial requests needing mid-1960s American Christmas domestic interior footage with a period television set and authentic 8mm home-movie texture.
Period detail: A wood-cabinet console TV with a rounded screen, mid-century upholstered furniture, a dark suit with narrow tie, and colored ball Christmas tree ornaments all support a mid-1960s American domestic interior.
Home-movie behavior: The man's unhurried, unselfconscious unwrapping, leaning forward to examine the gift with genuine curiosity, captures the unstaged intimacy of a family filming their own celebration.
What appears in frame: A heavyset man in dark suit and tie unwraps then examines a flat book or album; a wood-cabinet console TV plays a grainy broadcast; a decorated Christmas tree with colored ball ornaments stands at frame left; upholstered armchair and drawn curtains complete the room.
Film character: Warm, slightly desaturated 8mm color with visible grain and mild exposure drift gives the footage the soft, amber-edged look characteristic of 8mm color film stocks of the era.
Edit role: Works as a holiday memory beat or domestic insert cut; the live TV in the background adds period atmosphere without requiring sync sound, making it easy to layer under voiceover or music.
Historical context: The console television running alongside Christmas gift-giving reflects mid-1960s American middle-class domestic life, when the TV set had become a central fixture of the living room.
Research note: An identifiable adult male is visible throughout; standard likeness review is required for commercial use, and the private residential interior warrants property-rights consideration; no legible branded logos are visible.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1960s Christmas home movie, mid-century American domestic holiday, vintage gift opening, 8mm holiday footage, or 1960s New Jersey living room.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from the same reel; then with Hoboken or New Jersey 1960s home-movie clips; then with mid-1960s American Christmas or domestic interior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Middle-aged man in dark suit begins unwrapping a Christmas gift in an armchair in a 1966 Hoboken, New Jersey home; wood-cabinet console TV and decorated tree visible behind him. — Man unwrapping a Christmas gift, Hoboken NJ, 1966.

Man in dark suit holds up a flat book or album just unwrapped, in a 1966 Hoboken, New Jersey home interior; vintage console TV playing and decorated Christmas tree visible behind him. — Man inspecting the unwrapped gift, a book or album, Christmas 1966.

Man in dark suit looking down at a gift in his lap in a 1966 living room interior; vintage console TV still broadcasting and Christmas tree with colorful ornaments at frame left. — Man examining gift in his lap, Christmas 1966 home interior.

Man in dark suit holds and examines a dark-covered book or album in a 1966 Hoboken, New Jersey living room; vintage console TV in background, Christmas tree with colorful ball ornaments at left. — Man reading the unwrapped book or album, Christmas 1966.

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