Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Woman Unwrapping Gift by Christmas Tree

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

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Woman Unwrapping Gift by Christmas Tree — Clip Details

A woman in a purple plaid shirt sits in a vintage living room, carefully unwrapping a Christmas gift in 1962. The scene captures the quiet joy of holiday gift-giving, with a classic silver tinsel Christmas tree, a candle-lit window, and an old CRT television in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural film grain and warm, slightly faded colors typical of home movies from the early 1960s. Her focused expression and the careful handling of the red and white wrapping paper evoke a sense of nostalgia and personal memory.

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: 123720981

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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.

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: Fits archival requests for early-1960s American domestic life, holiday traditions, or Christmas footage for documentary or editorial productions.
Period detail: Aluminum tinsel Christmas tree, boxy CRT television, and decorative table lamp are consistent with early 1960s American domestic interiors; woman's short hairstyle also period-appropriate.
Home-movie behavior: The woman's focused, unhurried attention to unwrapping her gift, apparently unconcerned with the camera, conveys the intimate and unstaged quality of private family Christmas footage.
What appears in frame: Woman in plaid shirt unwrapping a red-and-white wrapped gift, silver aluminum tinsel Christmas tree with ornaments, boxy CRT television, sheer window curtains, decorative table lamp, and upholstered armchair.
Film character: Warm-to-cool color cast, visible grain, and slightly softened focus typical of 8mm color reversal stock from the early 1960s; minor exposure variation gives the footage an authentic aged-home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a memory beat or insert cut in documentary sequences on American postwar domesticity or Christmas traditions; could bridge wider holiday establishing shots to intimate personal moments.
Historical context: Aluminum tinsel trees were a popular American Christmas trend from the late 1950s through mid-1960s; the CRT television as living room centerpiece reflects mid-century American consumer culture.
Research note: Adult woman's face is clearly visible and identifiable throughout; private residential interior; no commercial logos visible; likeness rights and property releases should be confirmed before commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may find this via queries for 1960s Christmas home movie, early 1960s American living room, aluminum tinsel tree vintage footage, or postwar domestic holiday footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel or family; then with Hagerstown Maryland or mid-Atlantic domestic footage from 1960-1965; then with aluminum Christmas tree or 1960s holiday home-movie clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Woman in plaid shirt unwrapping a red-and-white gift in a 1960s American living room with an aluminum tinsel Christmas tree and CRT television. — Woman begins unwrapping a Christmas gift, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1962.

Woman examining a wrapped gift in an early 1960s living room; aluminum tinsel tree and period CRT television set prominent in background. — Woman examines the Christmas gift wrapping, 1962.

Mid-shot of a woman carefully unwrapping a Christmas gift in a 1960s American home; aluminum tinsel tree and vintage lamp in background. — Unwrapping a Christmas gift, 1960s American living room, 1962.

Woman still focused on her gift in a 1960s American living room; aluminum tinsel tree and period CRT television visible in background. — Woman with Christmas gift; aluminum tinsel tree and vintage TV in background, 1962.

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