United States-1977: Child Opens a Box and Lifts Out Red-and-White Clothing

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Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1977 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Christmas gift giving
childhood
domestic life
holiday traditions
clothing presents
personal memory

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · tilt · Elevated downward view
Setting: indoor · Carpeted domestic room with gift packaging scattered across the floor
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Christmas period; exact season unconfirmed · Not visible
Lighting: Dim interior lighting with uneven exposure
People: 1 · One young child with short dark hair, wearing a red dress, white tights and dark strap shoes, crouches on the floor and opens a clothing gift.
Objects: rectangular gift box · striped box lid · white tissue paper · wrapping paper · shiny ribbon · red-and-white garment · carpet · upholstered furniture
Colors: red · white · blue-purple · dark gray · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The child crouches beside a gift box amid loose wrapping paper.
The large box lid is lifted upright.
The child pulls tissue paper away from the contents.
Red-and-white clothing is drawn out of the box.
The child holds the garment against one shoulder.

Child Opens a Box and Lifts Out Red-and-White Clothing — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1977 home movie footage shows a child crouching on a carpet beside a large gift box, surrounded by discarded wrapping and tissue paper. Wearing a red dress, white tights and dark shoes, the child lifts the lid and pulls aside the tissue. A red-and-white garment emerges and is raised against the child's shoulder. One continuous, slightly unsteady elevated view follows the opening through the clothing reveal.

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: 800003483

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: 1977 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: This circa 1977 domestic Christmas scene answers documentary requests for a child opening a clothing present in the United States.
Period detail: The red dress, white tights, dark strap shoes and rectangular clothing box are compatible with the tentative circa 1977 dating.
Home-movie behavior: The child concentrates on removing tissue and lifting the garment while the camera watches from above.
What appears in frame: A child in red crouches on carpet beside a striped gift box, white tissue, loose wrapping, shiny ribbon and upholstered furniture.
Film character: Visible grain, soft detail, dim exposure, a blue-purple cast and slight camera movement give the projected-film transfer its archival texture.
Edit role: Use the continuous opening as a short action sequence, ending on the raised garment for a clear reveal.
Historical context: The scene records clothing among a child's Christmas presents in an ordinary domestic setting.
Research note: A minor's face and a private domestic interior are visible; film copyright and any applicable likeness or property permissions are separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1977 Christmas home movies, children opening clothing presents and domestic gift-unwrapping footage in the United States.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's decorated Christmas tree and present unwrapping, then other United States footage circa 1977, followed by broader childhood holiday scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1977, a child in red holds a striped box lid upright while crouching among Christmas wrapping. — The child lifts the large gift-box lid.
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A child lifts tissue from an open Christmas box on a carpet in the United States, circa 1977. — White tissue is pulled away from the boxed present.
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In a United States home, circa 1977, a child reaches for red-and-white clothing among opened Christmas packaging. — The child reaches down to gather the clothing gift.
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A child raises a red-and-white Christmas clothing gift in the United States, circa 1977, surrounded by tissue and wrapping. — The red-and-white clothing emerges from the packaging.
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