Presents stacked on a wooden chair beside a tinsel-draped Christmas tree, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1962.
1962 · Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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Silver tinsel and colored ornaments blanket the Christmas tree, 1962 — Hagerstown, Maryland, 1962
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- 1962
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- Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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Close-up of a Christmas tree with heavy silver tinsel and multicolored glass ornaments, circa 1962, 8mm home movie.
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1962 · Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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1962 · Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Decorated Christmas Tree with Tinsel and Ornaments
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
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Period detail
Dense silver tinsel, colored glass ornament balls, and wrapped presents on a wooden chair reflect early-1960s American Christmas decorating conventions; the blue-purple color cast is consistent with aged 8mm film stock from the period.
Film character
Fine 8mm grain, a characteristic cool blue-purple color shift from film aging, mild overexposure near the background window in the wide shot, and slight unsteadiness mark this as an authentic mid-century home-movie original.
Historical context
The extremely dense tinsel application reflects a popular mid-century U.S. decorating style that peaked in the late 1950s and early 1960s, grounding this as a period-specific domestic artifact.
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No individuals appear on screen; the interior of a private residential property is visible and may carry separate property considerations; copyright status of the underlying footage should be verified before commercial use.
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