San Diego California USA-1949: Person Combing Black Dog Against Brick Wall

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1949 California

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Person Combing Black Dog Against Brick Wall — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1949 in San Diego, California, showing a person gently combing a small black dog with curly fur. The dog stands calmly against a light-colored brick wall, its tongue slightly out, while hands carefully groom its back. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, capturing an intimate moment of pet care from the late 1940s. The footage is ideal for historical, nostalgic, or domestic-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122719767

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1660 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1949
Reel-level location note: del mar, california,chicago
Date: 1949 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: San Diego, California, 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

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: 1940s San Diego 8mm home-movie footage for requests needing domestic pet care, grooming, or everyday family-life inserts.
Period detail: The light brick wall, casual bare arms, and small grooming comb may show mid-century home-movie pet care rather than a formal kennel or studio setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged domestic moment as hands calmly comb a small black dog that shifts and pants in front of the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small black curly-haired dog, human hands and forearms, a comb, a red collar, a pale brick wall, hard sunlight, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for family pets, home routines, animal care, or quiet domestic life.
Historical context: The footage reflects ordinary pet handling in a private or semi-private outdoor setting, with the human presence limited to hands and arms.
Research note: Human hands and forearms are visible, so likeness review may still be relevant even though no logos or recognizable property details appear.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1949 San Diego 8mm dog grooming, vintage home movie black dog, mid-century pet care, and hands combing dog.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1949 San Diego home-movie scenes, then broader domestic pet or grooming footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 San Diego home-movie frame showing a small black dog in a red collar being combed beside a light brick wall. — Hands groom a small black dog standing against a brick wall.

1949 San Diego frame of a black curly-haired dog being gently combed, with a brick wall and strong sunlight behind it. — A person combs the dog's back in bright outdoor light.

1949 San Diego home-movie still with a black dog panting toward the camera as hands groom its back near a brick wall. — The dog pants toward the camera while being groomed.

1949 San Diego frame showing a small black dog panting while a person's arm and hand groom its side outdoors. — An arm reaches around the panting dog during grooming.

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