Gift table and tinsel tree, 1962
1962 · Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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Christmas tree with silver tinsel and gifts, 1962 — Hagerstown, Maryland, 1962
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- 1962
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- Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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8mm home movie frame from 1962 showing a Christmas tree with heavy silver tinsel and colored lights, wrapped gifts on a table, and a candle in a curtained window, Hagerstown, Maryland.
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Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Christmas Tree with Lights, Tinsel, and 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, multicolor large-bulb string lights, and wrapped gifts stacked on a card table are consistent with early-1960s American Christmas decorating customs.
Film character
Warm Kodachrome-era color with a slight cool cast in the shadows, visible grain, and gentle handheld camera drift give the footage the intimate texture of a personal 8mm home record.
Historical context
Silver icicle tinsel and large multicolor bulb lights were quintessential American Christmas decorating elements of the late 1950s and early 1960s, widely used in middle-class homes.
Research note
No people are visibly identifiable; footage was shot inside a private residence, so a property release may be required depending on production context and jurisdiction.
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