Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Girl Opens Christmas Gifts With The Family

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationHagerstown, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Hagerstown Maryland

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Girl Opens Christmas Gifts With The Family — Clip Details

A young woman in a purple and white plaid shirt opens a red gift box with white tissue paper in a cozy living room, likely during a 1962 Christmas celebration. The scene features a vintage television, a lit candle in the window, and a silver tinsel Christmas tree, all captured on 8mm film with authentic grain and color shifts. In later frames, a different woman in a pink sweater examines a gift, possibly a shirt with a graphic. The footage captures intimate, nostalgic holiday moments from a mid-century American home.

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: 123720814

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 is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits documentary or commercial productions needing authentic 1960s American domestic Christmas footage with real family gift-opening moments.
Period detail: A silver aluminum tinsel tree, boxy CRT television, lit window candle, and wicker chair all support an early-1960s middle-class American domestic setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera dwells on each woman as she unwraps, capturing unstaged reactions and the unhurried, intimate rhythm of a private family Christmas morning.
What appears in frame: Silver tinsel Christmas tree, vintage CRT television, lit window candle, red gift box with white tissue paper, wicker chair, table lamp, woman in plaid shirt, woman in pink sweater.
Film character: 8mm color stock shows warm-to-cool color drift, visible grain, and soft focus in close-up frames, giving the footage authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as an insert or memory beat in a 1960s American domestic Christmas sequence, or as a standalone holiday vignette within a mid-century family montage.
Historical context: Aluminum tinsel trees peaked in American consumer culture in the late 1950s and early 1960s; the CRT television and interior décor are consistent with that period.
Research note: Identifiable adult faces appear throughout; a branded product label is legible in close-up; private residential interior — likeness, property, and trademark clearances require review.
Research search match: Researchers may search '1960s Christmas home movie', 'family gift opening 8mm', 'aluminum tinsel tree footage', or 'vintage American Christmas interior'.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Hagerstown 1962 reel, then 1960s American domestic Christmas footage, then mid-century holiday home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Young woman in plaid shirt unwrapping a red gift box, circa 1962, Hagerstown Maryland; silver tinsel Christmas tree and CRT television visible in background. — Woman opening Christmas gift, Hagerstown Maryland living room, 1962.

Woman in plaid shirt pausing during Christmas gift opening, circa 1962, Hagerstown Maryland; tinsel tree, CRT television, and curtained window with candle in background. — Woman with Christmas gift box, 1960s living room.

Woman in pink sweater with white collar examining a branded package at Christmas, circa 1962, Hagerstown Maryland; brass candlestick and interior shelving visible. — Woman in pink sweater with gift package, Christmas 1962.

Woman in pink sweater inspecting printed gift packaging, circa 1962, Hagerstown Maryland; window with blinds and shelf furnishings visible in background. — Woman examining gift packaging, Christmas home movie 1962.

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