Evanston Illinois-1964: Lady Talking To Siamese Cat

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationEvanston, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Evanston Illinois

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Lady Talking To Siamese Cat — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Evanston, Illinois, 1964, captures a woman in a floral blouse seated indoors with a Siamese cat. The footage shows the cat resting on a red surface, its light-colored body and dark points visible in the grainy, low-light film. The woman appears to be speaking softly to the cat, creating an intimate domestic moment. The scene includes household details like a potted plant and a woven chair, evoking mid-century American home life. Shot on 8mm film, the clip features natural film grain, slight motion blur, and warm, faded colors typical of home movies from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 123991927

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: 1964 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: Evanston, Illinois, 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 home-movie requests needing an intimate indoor pet-and-owner moment for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The floral blouse, woven chair, houseplants, curtains, and dim interior may show mid-century American household style in Evanston, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves an unstaged domestic exchange, with a seated woman appearing to speak gently toward a Siamese cat indoors.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Siamese cat on a red surface, a seated woman, floral blouse, woven chair, potted plants, curtains, and household decor.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, low-light exposure, warm faded color, and handheld framing consistent with home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet memory beat, pet-life cutaway, domestic insert, or transition within a family or mid-century home sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for private indoor leisure and pet companionship in a 1960s American home without making broader social claims.
Research note: A visible adult face and private interior require likeness and property review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1960s 8mm home movie, Evanston Illinois interior, woman with Siamese cat, domestic pet footage, and mid-century family life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel household scenes, then other Evanston 1964 home movies, then broader 1960s pet or domestic interior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft-focus 1964 Evanston home-movie frame showing a Siamese cat on a red surface in a dim interior. — A Siamese cat rests near the camera in a low-light indoor home-movie shot.

Close, blurred 8mm view of a Siamese cat on a red surface inside the Evanston home interior. — The cat remains close to the lens, its pale body and darker face softly rendered.

1964 Evanston interior frame with a seated woman partly visible beside a woven chair, plants, curtains, and household decor. — The woman appears at the edge of the frame in a decorated living room interior.

Seated woman in a floral blouse inside a 1964 Evanston home, with plants, curtains, wall decor, and a woven chair visible. — A woman sits indoors, framed by houseplants, curtains, and a woven chair.

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