Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Woman Laughing by Decorated Christmas Tree

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

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Woman Laughing by Decorated Christmas Tree — Clip Details

A woman in a purple and white plaid shirt sits in a patterned armchair beside a vintage Christmas tree adorned with tinsel and lights. She smiles and laughs while holding a red object, possibly a gift or piece of fabric, in a cozy living room setting. The scene, shot on 8mm film in 1962, features a candlelit window, a decorative lamp, and a retro television, capturing a warm, nostalgic holiday moment. The footage shows natural film grain and slight camera movement, typical of a home movie.

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: 123720906

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 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: Hagerstown, Maryland, 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: Suits documentary editors or social history producers seeking authentic early-1960s American domestic Christmas footage with an identifiable subject.
Period detail: The heavily tinsel-draped Christmas tree, decorative table lamp with white shade, sheer lace curtains, and plaid shirt styling are consistent with early-1960s American domestic interiors.
Home-movie behavior: The woman's unposed laughter and apparent interaction with whoever is filming conveys the spontaneous intimacy typical of a family Christmas gathering.
What appears in frame: Woman in plaid shirt seated in patterned armchair, dense silver tinsel Christmas tree with colored ball ornaments, tall decorative table lamp, sheer lace curtains, red object held in lap, candlelight near window, visible film grain.
Film character: The footage exhibits characteristic 8mm color saturation, fine grain structure, and slight exposure variation across frames that lend an authentic early-sixties period texture.
Edit role: Works as a memory-beat insert or holiday montage cutaway evoking mid-century American domestic Christmas warmth; short enough for a reaction-shot cut.
Historical context: The tinsel-laden tree and domestic lamp styling reflect American living-room Christmas decor conventions of the early 1960s, consistent with the stated Hagerstown, Maryland location and year.
Research note: An identifiable adult woman is visible throughout; likeness clearance should be assessed before commercial use, and a property release may be required for this private interior.
Research search match: Researchers may find this via searches for 1960s American Christmas home movie, early-sixties holiday domestic interior, vintage living room Christmas, or Maryland 1962 home footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same Hagerstown, Maryland reel; then with 1962 American domestic holiday clips; then with mid-century Christmas interior or gift-opening footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Woman in purple plaid shirt looks down at a red object in her lap beside a heavily tinsel-decorated Christmas tree, Hagerstown Maryland, 1962. — Woman with red object beside tinsel tree, Hagerstown MD, 1962.

Woman in purple plaid shirt smiles beside a dense silver tinsel Christmas tree with colored ornaments and a tall decorative table lamp, Hagerstown MD, 1962. — Woman smiling beside tinsel tree, Hagerstown MD, 1962.

Woman in purple plaid shirt smiles down at a red object in her lap beside a tinsel-adorned Christmas tree and decorative lamp in a 1962 Hagerstown MD home. — Woman smiling down at red object, tinsel tree behind, 1962.

Woman in purple plaid shirt laughs openly beside a silver tinsel Christmas tree with colored ornaments and a tall decorative lamp, Hagerstown MD, 1962. — Woman laughing openly beside tinsel tree and lamp, 1962.

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