Christmas greeting cards covering a living-room wall, circa 1962.
1962 · Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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Vintage television set with red ribbon bow, Hagerstown, Maryland, circa 1962 — Hagerstown, Maryland, 1962
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- 1962
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- Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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An early-1960s cream-colored television set with rabbit-ear antenna and a red holiday ribbon bow, in a domestic living room in Hagerstown, Maryland, circa 1962.
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Source footage and archive context
Hagerstown Maryland USA-1962: Woman Watching Television in Mid-Century Living Room
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
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Period detail
Christmas greeting cards covering a wall, a red ribbon bow on the TV set, and a boxy early-1960s television with rabbit-ear antenna place this in a mid-century American holiday interior consistent with the stated 1962 date.
Film character
A muted lavender-cool color cast and visible 8mm grain lend the footage a soft, slightly faded quality characteristic of period home-movie reversal stock from the early 1960s.
Historical context
The Christmas-card wall display reflects a common mid-century American holiday practice; the blank-screen television positioned centrally in the room underscores the appliance's growing domestic prominence by 1962.
Research note
An identifiable adult woman appears in multiple frames; her likeness is uncleared and requires assessment before commercial use. The interior is private property; copyright in the footage must be independently verified.
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