Western USA-1980: Small Brown And White Ground Squirrel With Short Tail Digging

$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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Small Brown And White Ground Squirrel With Short Tail... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from the Western USA in 1980 captures a small brown and white ground squirrel with a short tail foraging among rocks. The animal, likely a chipmunk, is seen digging and eating on a sunlit, uneven stone surface with sparse dry grass. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, offering authentic archival wildlife behavior. This nostalgic clip is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or retro-themed content.

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: 122822792

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: 1980 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1980s Western USA 8mm wildlife cutaway for documentary, education, or archive edits needing small ground-squirrel foraging behavior on rocky terrain.
Period detail: The visible period detail is mainly the 8mm home-movie film texture and warm outdoor exposure, with no buildings, vehicles, clothing, or dated objects visible in these frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged, close home-movie view of a small wild animal digging and feeding among stones rather than a controlled wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small brown-and-white striped ground squirrel, pale rocks, dry grass tufts, sunlit uneven ground, shadowed edges, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, warm color cast, soft focus, slight handheld framing, and uneven exposure that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, wildlife cutaway, transition beat, or quiet observational moment within a Western USA nature or home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene may show casual 1980s home-movie attention to local wildlife in a dry rocky Western landscape, without enough visual evidence to identify a specific site.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and copyright/licensing status should still be confirmed through the archive record.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1980 8mm Western USA ground squirrel, chipmunk-like animal digging, small striped rodent on rocks, and vintage home-movie wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1980 Western USA outdoor footage, then broader vintage 8mm small-wildlife or dry-landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1980 Western USA 8mm footage, a small brown-and-white striped ground squirrel crouches low on sunlit rocks near dry grass. — A small striped ground squirrel crouches on rocky ground near sparse dry grass.

The small striped ground squirrel appears to forage with its head lowered among rocks and dry grass in the 1980 Western USA home-movie frame. — The animal lowers its head as if foraging among stones and dry grass.

A small brown-and-white striped ground squirrel bends into the rocks and dry grass, captured with soft 8mm grain and warm sunlight. — The ground squirrel bends over the rocky surface while searching or digging.

The small striped ground squirrel sits more upright on the rocky surface, with dry grass and sunlit stones around it in Western USA 8mm footage. — The animal rises upright briefly on the rocky ground, its short tail visible behind it.

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