Medford New Jersey USA-1973: Tiny Baby Kitten Negotiates The Cut Out Opening Of

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationMedford, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Medford New Jersey

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Tiny Baby Kitten Negotiates The Cut Out Opening Of — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Medford, New Jersey, 1973, showing a tiny black kitten cautiously exploring a large cardboard box. The scene is bathed in a distinct purple hue, likely from a filter or lighting, with visible film grain and slight camera shake. The kitten peers out from a cut-out opening in the box, which features bold black lettering including the number '33'. The low-resolution, nostalgic quality captures a candid moment of animal curiosity in a domestic setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121083620

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1390 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,wedding,kittens
Reel-level year note: 1973-1974
Reel-level location note: medford
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Medford, New Jersey, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm home-movie footage useful for productions needing a brief domestic animal cutaway, especially a tiny kitten exploring improvised cardboard-box shelter or play space.
Period detail: The visible 1970s clue is the physical 8mm home-movie look, with a printed cardboard carton, large black numerals, and a domestic floor setting rather than identifiable public landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged household moment as the small black kitten cautiously tests the cut-out opening and shifts between hiding and emerging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small dark kitten, a large cardboard box with a cut-out opening, bold black 33 lettering, partial printed carton text, a carpeted or textured floor, purple color cast, film grain, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, purple-blue color shift, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld movement that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, animal-behavior cutaway, or gentle transition within a sequence about pets, childhood homes, or everyday 1970s domestic life.
Historical context: As home-movie footage from Medford, New Jersey in 1973 per supplied metadata, it shows ordinary pet play using a reused cardboard box rather than a formal staged animal scene.
Research note: No people or private interiors are visible, but the printed carton markings and possible brand identifiers should be reviewed separately from copyright, animal footage, and location metadata concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1973 Medford New Jersey 8mm kitten, 1970s home movie kitten in cardboard box, purple-tinted Super 8 pet footage, and tiny black kitten exploring box opening.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Medford, New Jersey home-movie material, then related 1970s domestic pet or kitten cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Medford, New Jersey 8mm frame showing a tiny dark kitten near the cut-out opening of a cardboard box marked with large black 33 numerals. — Kitten approaches the box opening.

Tiny dark kitten pauses at the cut-out opening of a cardboard carton with bold black 33 lettering in purple-tinted 8mm home-movie footage. — Kitten pauses at the carton cut-out.

1973 home-movie frame from Medford, New Jersey showing the kitten halfway through the box opening, with the large 33 numerals and purple film cast prominent. — Kitten works through the opening.

Purple-tinted 8mm frame of the small dark kitten negotiating the cut-out hole in the printed cardboard box, with bold 33 markings visible. — Kitten continues through the box cut-out.

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