River Forest Illinois-1946: Woman Playing Fetch With Her Dog On The Front Yard

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationRiver Forest, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 River Forest Illinois

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Woman Playing Fetch With Her Dog On The Front Yard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a woman in a light-colored dress playing fetch with her small white dog in the front yard of a suburban home in River Forest, Illinois. The footage shows the woman bending to toss a ball, the dog running to retrieve it, and her smiling as she watches. The scene unfolds on a sunny day in front of a brick house with a striped awning and manicured lawn, rendered in the warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of mid-century home movies. The grainy texture and soft focus add to the nostalgic, authentic feel of this classic American 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: 124753864

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1946 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: River Forest, 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 1940s American home-life requests needing a brief domestic yard scene with a woman and small dog at play.
Period detail: The light dress, brick house, striped awning, lawn, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1940s suburban home-movie setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged family moment as a woman bends, tosses, walks, and watches a small dog retrieve a ball.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a light dress, a small white dog, a ball, sidewalk, lawn, brick steps, porch railings, and striped awnings.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and slight framing drift give the footage recognizable 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a domestic memory beat, suburban-life cutaway, pet insert, or gentle transition within a family-history sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows mid-century suburban leisure at a private residence, centered on everyday pet play rather than a public event.
Research note: A visible adult and identifiable residence-like exterior may require likeness and property review; copyright status is separate from those permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 8mm home movie woman playing fetch, River Forest Illinois yard, small white dog, and 1940s suburban family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then River Forest or 1946 Illinois material, then broader 1940s family, pets, and front-yard scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small white dog stands near a sidewalk and lawn in 1946 River Forest home-movie footage. — A small white dog pauses near the front sidewalk and grass.

Woman in a light dress bends toward a small white dog outside a River Forest, Illinois house in 1946 footage. — The woman bends toward the dog as it approaches across the lawn.

Woman walks across a River Forest front yard, with a brick house and striped awning visible behind her. — The woman crosses the lawn in front of the house after the fetch moment.

Woman stands by a front walkway holding what appears to be a ball near a brick porch in 1946 River Forest footage. — The woman pauses on the walkway near the porch, holding a small object.

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