United States-1972: Woman Turns a Wooden Slatted Gift While a Child Watches

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Christmas gift giving
shared attention
domestic life
adult and child interaction
curiosity
holiday gathering

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately seated eye level, facing the sofa
Setting: indoor · Furnished living room with a floral sofa and opened presents
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Winter holiday context · Not visible
Lighting: Strong frontal artificial illumination with pronounced wall shadows
People: 2 · An older woman with short coiffed hair, large eyeglasses, earrings and a dark short-sleeved outfit sits beside a blond-haired child in dark clothing; the child's face is mostly turned away.
Objects: wooden slatted object with projecting supports · floral upholstered sofa · open cardboard boxes · colorful wrapping paper · white tissue or packing material · eyeglasses · earrings · necklace · partially visible framed wall picture · wall paneling
Colors: dark blue · brown · cream · olive green · pale yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The woman holds the wooden object up while the child reaches toward it.
She turns the object and lowers it toward her right.
Both look down toward the packages beside the sofa.
She raises the object again and examines its slatted construction.
The child watches as she continues handling the wooden supports.

Woman Turns a Wooden Slatted Gift While a Child Watches — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1972 home movie footage shows an older woman seated on a floral sofa beside a blond-haired child. She lifts and turns a wooden slatted object, lowers it to her right, then brings it back up to examine its construction. Open boxes and colorful wrapping surround them beneath a partially visible framed picture. One continuous medium shot records the shared activity with slight handheld movement and strong frontal lighting.

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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002706

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: 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: Supports documentary requests for Christmas gift handling and adult-child interaction in a United States domestic interior, circa 1972.
Period detail: Large eyeglasses, coiffed hair, dark clothing and floral upholstery support the broad period estimate of circa 1972.
Home-movie behavior: The woman concentrates on turning and inspecting the present while the child stays close and watches, with little attention directed toward the camera.
What appears in frame: An older woman and a blond-haired child sit beside a floral sofa amid a wooden slatted object, open boxes, wrapping paper and a partially visible framed picture.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, color fringing, occasional dark marks and strong highlights remain visible in the digital capture of projected film.
Edit role: Works as a gift-handling insert or a quiet domestic beat between wider Christmas gathering scenes.
Historical context: The furnished interior and informal examination of a present show the everyday activity surrounding a Christmas gathering in the supplied section context.
Research note: An identifiable adult, a minor, a private interior and partial wall artwork are visible; copyright licensing is separate from likeness, artwork and property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for silent color home movies, Christmas gift examination, an older woman with a child and United States domestic life circa 1972.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's child and woman opening a present or Christmas presents on display, then United States interiors circa 1972, and broader holiday gift scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1972, a woman raises a wooden slatted gift beside a blond-haired child, with a floral sofa and wrapping behind them. — The woman holds the wooden object up while the child reaches toward its lower edge.
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A woman and blond-haired child look down toward opened presents in a United States living room, circa 1972. — After lowering the object, the woman reaches toward the packages at her right.
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In a United States home, circa 1972, a woman examines the supports of a wooden slatted gift above open boxes beside a floral sofa. — The wooden object is raised again for closer examination.
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A blond-haired child watches a seated woman handle an upright wooden gift during a United States Christmas gathering, circa 1972. — The woman continues inspecting the slats and supports with the child beside her.
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