Racine Wisconsin USA-1972: Sad Dog Looking For Playmates Outside In The Sunshine

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationRacine, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Racine Wisconsin

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Sad Dog Looking For Playmates Outside In The Sunshine — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1972 captures a sad-looking dog with floppy ears in a close-up, its eyes reflecting a melancholic mood. The scene shifts to a shaggy, long-haired dog walking alone down a sun-drenched alleyway in Racine, Wisconsin. The dog moves away from the camera, its thick fur contrasting with the concrete path and chain-link fence. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural sunlight, film grain, and a nostalgic, candid quality, evoking a sense of loneliness and quiet observation.

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: 124349432

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Racine, Wisconsin, 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: 1970s 8mm animal home-movie footage for documentary inserts about pets, neighborhood life, solitude, or quiet domestic observation.
Period detail: The frames show a sunlit alley with chain-link fencing, concrete pavement, metal barrels, and modest outbuildings that fit a 1972 Racine home-movie setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged pet-watching perspective, moving from a close dog portrait to a shaggy dog wandering away down an alley.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a floppy-eared dog close-up, a shaggy dog, concrete alley, chain-link fence, metal barrel, garage opening, shadows, and sunlit walls.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that give the footage a candid physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for loneliness, pets, suburban alleys, or everyday 1970s home life.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary neighborhood space and informal pet filming rather than a public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1970s 8mm dog in alley, Racine Wisconsin home movie pet, shaggy dog walking away, and vintage animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Racine home movies, then related pet, alley, neighborhood, or solitary-animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Racine 8mm frame showing a soft, close view of a floppy-eared dog with one eye visible near the center. — A close, soft-focus look at a floppy-eared dog.

1972 Racine home-movie frame of a shaggy dog walking through a sunlit alley near a chain-link fence and metal barrel. — A shaggy dog moves along the alley in bright sunlight.

1972 Racine frame showing the shaggy dog from behind as it continues down a concrete alley with fencing and long shadows. — The dog turns away from the camera and continues down the alley.

1972 Racine 8mm frame with a shaggy dog farther from the camera, centered in a sunlit residential alley. — The dog recedes into the alley, framed by pavement, fencing, and walls.

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