Web preview · 144px high8mm home movie frame from 1962 showing a tinsel-draped Christmas tree and gift-laden table in a domestic interior, Hagerstown, Maryland
Gift table and tinsel tree, 1962

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Gift table and tinsel tree, 1962 — Hagerstown, Maryland, 1962

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Catalog year
1962
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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8mm home movie frame from 1962 showing a tinsel-draped Christmas tree and gift-laden table in a domestic interior, Hagerstown, Maryland.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 1.80 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Christmas Tree with Lights, Tinsel, and Gifts

Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Christmas Tree with Lights, Tinsel, and Gifts

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Source format: 8mm home movie.

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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.

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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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