Maine USA-1971: A Fluffy Dog Walks Through River Reeds

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMaine, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Maine

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A Fluffy Dog Walks Through River Reeds — Clip Details

MAINE USA-1971: A fluffy, light-colored dog walks through shallow water at the edge of a river, surrounded by tall reeds. The 8mm film captures the shimmering blue water reflecting sunlight, with the dog pausing to look into the water. The footage has a distinct vintage quality with natural film grain and a slightly faded color palette, evoking a nostalgic, quiet moment from a 1970s home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123063399

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: Maine, 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: Useful for 1971 Maine home-movie requests needing a quiet animal-and-water cutaway, nature insert, or nostalgic domestic travel moment.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly 8mm color stock, soft exposure, and a handheld view of a light-colored dog among reeds, with the 1971 Maine setting supported by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an unstaged dog exploring shallow river-edge water, giving the clip the casual patience of a family or travel home movie.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a fluffy light dog, shallow blue water, tall reeds, bright sun reflections, grassy riverbank edges, and dark contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The footage shows grain, blue-shifted color, blown highlights on water, soft focus, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature cutaway, memory beat, rural transition, or brief insert between broader 1970s Maine travel or family scenes.
Historical context: The clip reflects a domestic outdoor leisure moment in early 1970s home-movie footage, centered on a pet rather than public events or identifiable people.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright and any location-specific permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Maine 8mm dog in reeds, vintage home movie river water, fluffy dog walking in shallow water, and 1970s pet cutaway footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel outdoor scenes, then other 1971 Maine water or family travel footage, then broader vintage pet and riverbank material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing bright reflections on shallow water with reeds silhouetted in front. — Reeds stand against shimmering blue river water.

1971 Maine home-movie frame of a fluffy light dog wading at the river edge among tall reeds and blue reflections. — The dog pauses in shallow water beside the reeds.

1971 Maine 8mm frame with a light-colored dog moving through shallow river water under reflected reeds. — The dog moves along the watery reed bed.

1971 Maine home-movie frame showing the dog looking toward reeds and rippled blue water at the river edge. — The dog looks out across the rippled reed reflections.

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