Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Woman Opens Christmas Gift From RCA Victor Victrola Box

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

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Woman Opens Christmas Gift From RCA Victor Victrola Box — Clip Details

A young woman in a white nightgown sits in a patterned armchair in a 1962 home, eagerly opening a gift box. The vintage 8mm film captures her focused expression as she unwraps a present from an RCA Victor Victrola record player box. The scene is set in a cozy living room with a retro television, a lamp, and a Christmas tree visible in the background, evoking a nostalgic holiday atmosphere. The footage shows natural film grain and warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of home movies from the early 1960s.

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: 123721413

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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: Yes
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 requests for early-1960s American domestic Christmas footage, gift-opening moments, or postwar consumer culture for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: Patterned upholstered wingback chair, sheer curtains, tinsel garland, and an RCA Victor Victrola product box suggest an early-1960s American middle-class home interior.
Home-movie behavior: The woman's unhurried, unselfconscious unwrapping, glancing down at the box rather than performing for the camera, reads as a candid family Christmas moment.
What appears in frame: Young woman in white housecoat, patterned fabric armchair, large RCA Victor Victrola cardboard box with red-and-white label, tinsel garland, wooden ladder-back chair, sheer curtains, and a floor lamp.
Film character: The footage carries a violet-purple color drift and visible grain characteristic of aged 1960s 8mm reversal stock, lending it an intimate, time-worn archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a tight insert or memory beat in holiday montages, postwar consumer culture sequences, or mid-century American domestic life segments.
Historical context: The RCA Victor Victrola was a widely recognized consumer electronics brand in early-1960s America; receiving one as a Christmas gift reflects postwar middle-class aspiration.
Research note: Identifiable adult face requires likeness review; RCA Victor brand mark is clearly legible on the box and may need clearance assessment for commercial use; private interior visible.
Research search match: Researchers may query 1960s Christmas gift opening home movie, vintage American domestic holiday footage, or early 1960s 8mm family Christmas.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Hagerstown 1962 reel, then Maryland 1960s domestic footage, then broader early-1960s American Christmas home movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Young woman in white housecoat unwrapping a Christmas gift in a domestic living room, Hagerstown Maryland, circa 1962, 8mm home movie. — Woman begins unwrapping a Christmas gift, c. 1962.

Woman opening a Christmas gift beside an RCA Victor Victrola box, domestic living room, Hagerstown Maryland, circa 1962, 8mm film. — RCA Victor Victrola box comes into view as woman continues unwrapping, c. 1962.

Woman examining the RCA Victor Victrola gift box, Christmas scene in domestic living room, Hagerstown Maryland, circa 1962, 8mm home movie. — RCA Victor Victrola box prominently labeled as woman opens it, c. 1962.

Woman looking into an RCA Victor Victrola gift box, domestic living room Christmas scene, Hagerstown Maryland, circa 1962, 8mm home movie. — Woman peers into the Victrola gift box in the final moments of the clip, c. 1962.

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