New York-1948: Woman Feeding Squirrel Fruit From Her Mouth At Fence

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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Woman Feeding Squirrel Fruit From Her Mouth At Fence — Clip Details

A woman in a brown coat and colorful headscarf stands at a chain-link fence in a wooded area, holding fruit in her mouth as a squirrel approaches. The squirrel leaps onto the fence and snatches the food, then retreats into the trees. Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a candid moment of wildlife interaction in New York, with warm autumn tones and natural lighting. The footage shows slight grain and color fading typical of mid-century home movies, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 124876364

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 2269 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: wedding,decoration day,wj nolan jr
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: geneva new york
Date: 1948 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: New York, 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: 1940s New York home-movie footage for productions needing a brief human-and-wildlife interaction, park nature cutaway, or mid-century leisure insert.
Period detail: The brown coat, patterned headscarf, 8mm color stock, and chain-link park fence may show late-1940s casual outdoor dress and amateur filming style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in the woman's careful, playful attempt to feed a squirrel at close range while the camera watches from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a brown coat, colorful headscarf, squirrel, chain-link fence, wooded shrubs, tree trunks, autumn leaves, and soft outdoor light.
Film character: The footage carries a physical 8mm look with visible grain, slight color fading, warm autumn cast, soft focus, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, wildlife cutaway, or transition into scenes about everyday park visits and mid-century home movies.
Historical context: The scene suggests a casual park or wooded fence-side encounter in New York, showing a visitor interacting closely with urban wildlife without staged presentation.
Research note: A person is visible from the back or side, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or clear private property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1948 New York 8mm squirrel footage, woman feeding squirrel home movie, vintage park wildlife, and 1940s amateur color film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 New York outdoor footage, then broader themes of park visits, animals, and home-movie leisure.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1948 New York home-movie footage, a woman in a headscarf faces a squirrel on a chain-link fence in a wooded area. — A woman leans toward a squirrel perched on a fence in a wooded setting.

The squirrel travels along the fence toward or away from the woman, with trees and autumn foliage behind them. — The squirrel moves along the fence as the woman remains close by.

The woman bends toward the fence as the squirrel drops lower on the chain-link, surrounded by brush and tree trunks. — The squirrel shifts down the fence while the woman stays near the rail.

The squirrel remains on the fence beside the woman in a brown coat, with soft-focus trees and brush in the background. — A squirrel pauses on the fence near the woman after the close encounter.

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