Ontario Canada-1940: Man Attempts But Fails To Feed Squirrels Cut To Woman In Garden

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 Canada

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Man Attempts But Fails To Feed Squirrels Cut To Woman In... — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and dark cap crouches on a grassy lawn, attempting to feed a small black squirrel in a 1940s 8mm home movie. The scene cuts to a woman in a dark dress and hat walking along a paved path in a manicured garden, bordered by red flowers and green hedges. The footage shows natural film grain and color fading typical of vintage Super 8 film, capturing a quiet moment of suburban life in Ontario Canada.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124764040

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: 1940 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: Ontario, Canada 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: 1940s Ontario home-movie footage for edits needing a quiet domestic garden moment with adults, a squirrel, and everyday leisure behavior.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, garden path, and metadata-supported 1940 date place the clip in a mid-century Canadian home-movie setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged behavior as a man crouches toward a squirrel before the film cuts to a woman walking along a garden path.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a crouching man, a small black squirrel, lawn grass, a woman in a dark dress and hat, a paved path, red flower beds, and trimmed hedges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight color fading, and handheld framing typical of period home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat connecting backyard leisure, garden visiting, and small animal encounters.
Historical context: The footage offers a modest view of adult leisure in a manicured outdoor setting without identifying the garden, household, or people by name.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or music are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Ontario 8mm home movie, man feeding squirrel, woman walking in garden, and vintage Canadian garden path footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent scenes from the same reel, then other Ontario 1940 material, then broader garden, squirrel, and home-movie leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1940s Ontario home-movie footage, a man in a white shirt and dark cap crouches on a lawn near a small black squirrel. — A man crouches on the lawn, facing a small black squirrel.

A woman in a dark dress and hat stands along a garden path in metadata-supported 1940s Ontario footage. — A woman pauses beside a paved garden path bordered by red flowers.

The woman walks in a manicured garden, with red flowers and green hedges visible in this 1940s Ontario home movie. — The woman walks past a low hedge and red flower bed in the garden.

A woman continues walking along a paved garden path, framed by lawn, red flowers, and hedges in 1940s Ontario footage. — The garden path scene continues as the woman walks through the landscaped grounds.

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