New York USA-1959: Siamese Cat Resting On Bed With Owner

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Siamese Cat Resting On Bed With Owner — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1959 captures a Siamese cat resting on a white textured bedspread in a softly lit bedroom. The cat, with its distinctive dark points and light cream body, lies curled comfortably, occasionally shifting its gaze. In the first frame, a smiling man in a light-colored shirt appears behind the cat, suggesting a moment of domestic companionship. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and natural light, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory from the late 1950s. The scene is intimate and still, with no camera movement, focusing on the quiet bond between pet and owner.

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: 123044162

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: 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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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: New York, 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: 1950s New York home-movie pet footage suited to documentary or educational edits needing a quiet domestic animal moment.
Period detail: The white textured bedspread, warm indoor color, and 8mm home-movie framing may show a late-1950s private bedroom setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged household moment as a Siamese cat rests while a nearby owner is briefly visible behind it.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Siamese cat, white bedspread, pillow or folded bedding, wood-toned wall or furniture, soft indoor light, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, warm color shift, soft focus, and slight exposure variation that mark it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a domestic cutaway, pet insert, quiet memory beat, or transition within a family-life sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects private mid-century pet keeping and household leisure without showing a public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: People and a private interior are indicated, so likeness and property review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 New York home movie cat, 1950s Siamese cat on bed, vintage 8mm pet footage, and domestic bedroom home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel household scenes, then other 1959 New York interiors, then broader vintage pet or family-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York home-movie frame showing a Siamese cat resting on a white bedspread as an adult owner appears behind it. — A Siamese cat rests on a white bedspread while an adult owner is partly visible in the background.

1959 New York home-movie frame of a Siamese cat curled on a white textured bedspread in a private bedroom. — The Siamese cat curls on the bedspread, lit by soft indoor light.

1959 New York home-movie frame showing the Siamese cat sitting upright on the white bedspread in a private bedroom interior. — The cat sits upright on the bedspread, facing toward the camera.

1959 New York home-movie frame of the Siamese cat lying on the textured bedspread and turning its face toward the camera. — The Siamese cat lies across the bedspread and looks back toward the camera.

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