Hagerstown Maryland USA-1961: The Little Cat Is Sitting Under The Dining Table

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationHagerstown, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Hagerstown Maryland

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The Little Cat Is Sitting Under The Dining Table — Clip Details

A young tabby cat rests under a wooden dining table in a cozy home setting, filmed on 8mm film in 1961. A person in a light-colored shirt gently pets the cat while others sit nearby, suggesting a quiet family gathering. The scene captures a candid moment of domestic life, with warm lighting and soft focus typical of vintage home movies. The grainy texture and slight motion blur enhance the nostalgic, archival feel of this authentic 1960s family moment.

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: 123748373

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 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: Hagerstown, Maryland, 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 for 1960s domestic-life requests needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of a family gathering with a pet cat indoors.
Period detail: The dining table, metal folding chairs, tablecloth, clothing, and warm indoor lighting may show early-1960s middle-class home or social-room decor.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as people sit around a table while someone gently reaches down to pet a tabby cat underfoot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tabby cat, wooden table legs, seated adults, a covered dining table, folding chairs, plates, cups, and a curtained window.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene a tactile family-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or domestic insert between broader family gathering scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents ordinary private indoor social life, with attention shifting from table conversation to the household cat near the diners.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may require review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1961 8mm family dinner cat, Hagerstown Maryland home movie pet, or 1960s domestic gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Hagerstown 1961 home interiors, then broader 1960s family and pet scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Hagerstown home-movie footage, a tabby cat rests under a dining table as a seated person reaches down to pet it. — A tabby cat sits beneath the table during an indoor gathering.

A soft 8mm close view shows a tablecloth, a seated adult's hand, and a cup during the indoor gathering. — A table-edge detail shows hands, fabric, and a cup in soft focus.

Adults sit around a dining table in the 1961 Hagerstown home-movie scene, with dishes and cups visible in soft 8mm focus. — Adults gather around the table as the camera turns away from the cat.

The room opens to a wider view of the table setting, folding chairs, dishes, and window in the 1961 Hagerstown indoor gathering. — A wider view shows the set table and chairs after the diners shift out of frame.

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