India-1974: Man Feeding Baby Squirrel From His Hand

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Man Feeding Baby Squirrel From His Hand — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures a tender moment in India as a man extends his hand, offering food to a curious baby squirrel on a dusty path. The small striped rodent cautiously approaches, its bushy tail fanned out, while the man's hand, adorned with a ring and patterned sleeve, remains still. The scene unfolds outdoors with patches of green grass in the background, bathed in warm, natural light that enhances the nostalgic, grainy quality of the Super 8 footage. This authentic archival clip offers a charming glimpse into everyday life and human-animal interaction from the 1970s.

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: 124447255

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: 1974 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: India 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 1970s India archive requests needing a brief human-animal interaction insert from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The patterned sleeve, ringed hand, warm color, and soft 8mm texture support a 1970s home-movie reading, with India supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has an unstaged feel as a person quietly holds food out while a small squirrel approaches and feeds on a dusty outdoor path.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a striped baby squirrel, an outstretched hand, small pieces of food, a patterned cuff, a dusty path, grass at the edge, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip shows warm color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a gentle cutaway, memory beat, or transition for everyday life, animal behavior, or travel-family archive sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a quiet outdoor encounter between a person and a small animal, without enough detail to identify a specific site or social event.
Research note: A human hand is visible, so likeness review may still be relevant; copyright, location, and any property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1974 India 8mm home movie squirrel feeding, vintage animal cutaway, human hand feeding wildlife, and 1970s outdoor home footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other India 1974 home movies, then broader 1970s animal, everyday life, or travel cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1974 India 8mm footage, a small striped squirrel moves toward a ringed hand offering food on a sunlit dusty path. — A small squirrel approaches a hand offering food on the ground.

The squirrel pauses near a ringed hand holding food, with grass and a dusty path visible in the 1974 India home-movie frame. — The squirrel pauses close to the offered food in the person's hand.

A small striped squirrel reaches the food held near the ground by a person in patterned clothing, in 1974 India 8mm footage. — The squirrel reaches the hand and begins to feed or inspect the food.

The striped squirrel stays beside the outstretched hand with food, framed by warm 8mm color and a dusty outdoor setting in India. — The squirrel stays near the hand as the feeding moment continues.

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