San Francisco California-1963: Deer Herd Grazing in Golden Pasture

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Francisco California

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Deer Herd Grazing in Golden Pasture — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a herd of deer grazing and roaming through a sun-drenched pasture in San Francisco, California. The footage shows the animals moving across dry grass with trees in the background, their brown coats contrasting against the golden field. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and natural camera shake evoke a nostalgic, authentic 1960s home movie feel. This archival clip offers a peaceful glimpse of wildlife in a natural setting, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124935569

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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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: San Francisco, California, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage of deer in a dry pasture can support documentary, education, or editorial requests for period wildlife and California nature cutaways.
Period detail: The faded color, handheld framing, and metadata-supported 1963 date place the clip in an early-1960s amateur film context, with no visible urban landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer's view, holding on deer as they graze and move across the field rather than presenting a formal wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a herd of deer, dry pasture grass, a darker tree line, a small pale field marker or post, foreground brush, and soft 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, slight fade, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld motion that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, quiet transition, rural memory beat, or period nature cutaway within a 1960s California sequence.
Historical context: The frames show deer moving through open grassland near trees, offering visual context for wildlife observed in a home-movie setting without identifying a specific site.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but researchers should still assess copyright status and any property or location concerns separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1963 8mm deer herd footage, San Francisco California wildlife home movie, deer grazing pasture, and vintage nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with San Francisco or 1963 California material, then with broader deer, pasture, and vintage wildlife themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 8mm frame of deer grazing and gathering in a dry San Francisco pasture with a dark tree line beyond. — A herd of deer gathers and grazes in dry grass near the edge of a wooded area.

1963 8mm frame showing deer roaming across a sunlit pasture in San Francisco, with other deer grouped near taller grass. — Deer move across the field while others remain clustered near the pasture edge.

1963 8mm frame of a deer herd spread across a dry San Francisco pasture with trees and a pale marker in the background. — The herd spreads out across the pasture as individual deer walk through the grass.

1963 8mm frame showing deer crossing a dry San Francisco pasture, with a wooded background and soft home-movie framing. — Several deer walk across the field while others trail behind near the tree line.

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