St Paul Minnesota USA-1962: Raccoon Running On Rocks

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Raccoon Running On Rocks — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from St. Paul, Minnesota, 1962, showing a small animal, likely a raccoon, moving across rugged, layered rock formations in a dimly lit natural setting. The grainy, slightly overexposed film captures the animal's quick, agile movements as it navigates the uneven terrain, with patches of moss visible on the rocks. The footage has a distinct retro aesthetic with soft focus and natural lighting, evoking a sense of quiet observation in a wild environment. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120813791

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Archival 1960s 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary or educational requests needing a brief natural-world cutaway from a Midwestern home-movie context.
Period detail: The frames show no datable built environment, but the supplied 1962 8mm metadata supports describing the material as early 1960s home-movie footage from the United States.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a home-movie camera following a small wild animal as it moves quickly across uneven rocks.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include layered rock ledges, dark crevices, mossy patches, a small animal shape in motion, soft natural light, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm texture with pronounced grain, low-light contrast, slight blur, and handheld framing that reads as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, nature cutaway, transition beat, or memory fragment within a larger 1960s archival sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a casual encounter with wildlife in a rocky natural setting without visible people, signage, buildings, or identifiable public landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible in the reviewed frames, but species identification and copyright status should still be checked separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1962 8mm raccoon on rocks, vintage home movie wildlife, small animal running over rock ledges, and St. Paul Minnesota archival nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1962 St. Paul or Minnesota home-movie material, and then with broader 1960s wildlife or rocky landscape cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm home-movie frame from the United States showing a small likely raccoon moving through shadowed layered rocks. — Small animal under a rock ledge.

A small likely raccoon appears in motion across striated rocks in grainy 1962 8mm home-movie footage. — Animal moving across rock strata.

The home-movie camera catches a small likely raccoon as a blurred figure moving past uneven rocks and shadow. — Motion blur as the animal passes rocks.

A small likely raccoon is partly visible near mossy layered rocks in a dim 1962 8mm home-movie frame. — Animal near mossy rock formations.

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