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Paramus New Jersey-1959: Children Opening Presents as Older Woman Watches

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  • Year1959
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationParamus, New Jersey, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1959 Paramus New Jersey

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Children Opening Presents as Older Woman Watches — Clip Details

A young boy in a white shirt with red checkered trim unwraps a gift while an older woman in a polka-dot dress watches closely. Another child in a light-colored shirt sits nearby, focused on their own present. The scene unfolds in a dimly lit home interior with vintage furnishings, captured on 8mm film in 1959. The grainy, color-bleached footage evokes a nostalgic 1950s family moment, with soft lighting and intimate camera angles typical of home movies. The children’s expressions convey quiet anticipation and joy as they open their gifts.

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
127287816

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1097 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label
christening kids
Reel-level year note
1959-1959
Reel-level location note
new jersey
Date
1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location
Paramus, New Jersey, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • children
  • gifts
  • family
  • wrapping
  • relatives
  • three
  • young
  • unwrapping
  • older
  • observe
  • sitting
  • people
  • paramus new jersey
  • 1959
  • 1959 family gift unwrapping
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • children opening presents
  • 1950s family life
  • retro holiday footage
  • old home movie
  • nostalgic family moment
  • vintage children
  • 8mm film grain
  • 1950s home interior
  • family celebration
  • unwrapping gifts
  • vintage family footage
  • 1959 holiday
  • old film footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • family memory
  • vintage 1950s

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