San Diego California-1962: Siamese Cat Resting And Being Petted On Wooden Floor

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

Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Siamese Cat Resting And Being Petted On Wooden Floor — Clip Details

A Siamese cat lounges on a wooden floor in warm sunlight, its cream-colored body and dark points clearly visible in this 8mm home movie from 1962. The cat rolls onto its back, exposing its belly as a person's hand gently pets its stomach. The footage captures a tender moment of affection between pet and owner, with natural light creating soft shadows across the floor. Shot on 8mm film, the clip shows characteristic grain and color tones of vintage home movies, offering a nostalgic glimpse into domestic life.

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: 123684936

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s domestic-life requests needing a brief pet-owner interaction or quiet home interior cutaway from 8mm footage.
Period detail: The wooden floor, warm interior light, and soft 8mm color may show an early 1960s home setting, supported by the clip metadata for San Diego in 1962.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged household moment as a Siamese cat relaxes on the floor while a person gently pets its belly.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Siamese cat, wooden floorboards, bright sunlight, strong shadows, a person's hand, partial legs or feet, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has 8mm grain, warm color shifts, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing that reinforce its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a domestic memory beat, pet cutaway, quiet transition, or affectionate insert within a family-life sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for mid-century household pet keeping without making broader claims beyond the visible private interior moment.
Research note: People are only partially visible, but likeness and private-property review may still be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 8mm Siamese cat home movie, San Diego family pet footage, vintage cat being petted, and 1960s domestic interior cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Diego 1962 home interiors, then broader 1960s pets or domestic-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Siamese cat rests on a wooden floor in warm light, from 1962 San Diego home-movie footage according to clip metadata. — Siamese cat stretched along a sunlit wooden floor.

A person gently pets a Siamese cat on a wooden floor in archival 8mm footage identified as San Diego, 1962. — Hand petting a relaxed Siamese cat on the floor.

The Siamese cat lies belly-up on the floor, with partial human feet visible in the 1962 San Diego home-movie frame. — Cat lying belly-up in a patch of sunlight.

A Siamese cat remains belly-up on the sunlit floor, with partial human feet at the frame edge in 1962 San Diego footage. — Relaxed Siamese cat beside partial feet on a wooden floor.

Visually Similar Clips