Camden New Jersey-1961: Cat and Dog Wrestling in Grass

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCamden, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Camden New Jersey

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Cat and Dog Wrestling in Grass — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a playful tussle between a tabby cat and a black dog in a grassy outdoor setting. The animals wrestle on the ground, their fur and movements rendered in the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film. The scene unfolds on a sunny day, with natural light highlighting the green grass and the animals' energetic interaction. This candid moment of domestic wildlife offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century family life and pet companionship.

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: 124561200

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 1096 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: christmas,lake
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: new jersey
Date: 1961 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: Camden, New Jersey, 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s domestic pet footage, especially documentary or editorial sequences needing a brief home-movie cutaway of animals playing outdoors.
Period detail: The clip is supported as 1961 Camden, New Jersey 8mm footage, while the visible details are mainly grass, close handheld framing, and household pets.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has the candid feel of a family camera catching pets wrestling at ground level without staging or human direction visible.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black dog, a gray tabby cat, white fur patches, green grass, close animal bodies, sunlight, and frame-edge film borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows heavy grain, soft focus, saturated greens, high contrast, and handheld framing that give the pet tussle a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, animal cutaway, domestic-life insert, or playful transition within a family or neighborhood sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects a casual mid-century home-movie view of household pets outdoors, with no people, buildings, or public landmarks visible in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or clear private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or animal-use context for their project.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1961 8mm pets playing, Camden New Jersey home movie animals, tabby cat and black dog wrestling, or 1960s family pet footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1961 Camden material, then broader 1960s home-movie clips of pets and family outdoor life.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Camden 8mm frame showing a black dog and gray tabby cat wrestling closely in sunlit grass. — A black dog and tabby cat press together in the grass during the start of the tussle.

1961 Camden home-movie frame with a tabby cat and black dog partly overlapping during outdoor play in grass. — The tabby cat leans near the black dog as the pets continue wrestling in the grass.

Close 1961 Camden 8mm frame of the black dog with the tabby cat partly obscured during a grassy pet scuffle. — The black dog fills much of the frame as the cat remains partly hidden in the grass.

1961 Camden 8mm frame showing the black dog and tabby cat close together in grass as the play slows. — The pets remain close in the grass, with the black dog turned beside the tabby cat.

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