Decorated Christmas tree with icicle tinsel and gifts, framed portrait at left, Hagerstown Maryland, circa 1962.
1962 · Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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Christmas tree with tinsel; upholstered chair and curtain visible at right, circa 1962 — Hagerstown, Maryland, 1962
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- Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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- Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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8mm home movie frame circa 1962: Christmas tree with icicle tinsel and colored ornament lights; upholstered chair and sheer curtain visible at right edge of domestic interior.
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Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Decorated Christmas Tree with Wrapped Gifts
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
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Period detail
Heavy silver icicle tinsel, large multicolored ornament lights, and red-foil wrapped gifts are consistent with early-1960s American Christmas decorating conventions.
Film character
8mm grain, soft focus, and a gently warm-shifted color palette give the footage the characteristic luminous fade of early-1960s amateur color reversal film stock.
Historical context
Icicle tinsel and large-bulb colored lights reflect mainstream American middle-class holiday decorating of the early 1960s, predating the later shift to aluminum trees and minimalist ornament styles.
Research note
A framed portrait of an unidentified man appears in at least one frame; likeness considerations for living individuals may apply and should be reviewed; interior private-property rights are present.
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