St Paul Minnesota USA-1962: Chipmunk Running Over Rocks Then Scratching Itself

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

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

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Chipmunk Running Over Rocks Then Scratching Itself — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from St. Paul, Minnesota, 1962, showing a small rodent, likely a chipmunk, navigating a rocky terrain at night. The grainy, low-light footage captures the animal running over moss-covered stones, its movements slightly blurred by motion and the film's speed. The scene is dark and atmospheric, with the creature briefly pausing to scratch itself before disappearing into the shadows. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in a natural setting, preserved in classic Super 8 film style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120813795

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: 1960s 8mm wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational requests for small animal behavior in a dark rocky setting.
Period detail: The frames show low-light 8mm footage with no visible landmarks or dated objects, so the 1962 St. Paul context rests on the supplied clip metadata rather than visual confirmation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of an amateur camera briefly following a small animal as it moves across rocks and pauses near shadow.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark layered rocks, mossy or wet-looking stone surfaces, a small chipmunk-like animal, deep shadow, soft focus, and greenish film color shifts.
Film character: The footage carries dense grain, low exposure, motion blur, uneven focus, and muted color typical of scanned small-gauge home-movie film shot in difficult light.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, nocturnal nature insert, or memory beat within a sequence about home movies, gardens, or small animals.
Historical context: As presented, the clip documents a private-camera view of a small animal in a rocky outdoor setting without visible people, buildings, signage, or public landmarks.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-specific property considerations should still be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm chipmunk footage, vintage home movie small animal on rocks, low-light wildlife cutaway, and St. Paul Minnesota home movie nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with other 1962 St. Paul or Minnesota home movies, and then with archival small-animal or rocky-terrain nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 St. Paul 8mm frame showing dark, soft-focused layered rocks in low light, with no animal clearly visible in this still. — Layered rocks in low light.

1962 St. Paul 8mm frame with blurred pale and dark rock surfaces filling the view under dim exposure. — Blurred rocky surface.

1962 St. Paul 8mm frame showing a small chipmunk-like animal beside pale rocks and deep shadow in a dim rocky setting. — Small animal beside rocks.

1962 St. Paul 8mm frame with a small chipmunk-like animal crouched on rocks, partly blurred against a dark low-light background. — Chipmunk-like animal on rocks.

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