Japan-1952: Mother Dog Nursing Puppies on Grass

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Mother Dog Nursing Puppies on Grass — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Japan in 1952 captures a mother dog nursing her three puppies on a sun-drenched grassy patch. The brown and white mother lies calmly as her tiny, dark-furred puppies nurse. The footage shows natural movement and the characteristic grain and color saturation of mid-century Super 8 film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a quiet domestic moment. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.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: 125227199

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 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: Japan 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

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 1950s Japan archive requests needing domestic animal, pet care, or rural outdoor home-movie cutaways.
Period detail: The frames show color 8mm footage with a grassy outdoor setting and no visible buildings, clothing, vehicles, or landmarks to refine the 1952 Japan metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an unstaged nursing moment, with the mother dog lying still while puppies cluster close on the grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a brown-and-white mother dog, three small puppies, low green grass, bright sunlight, dark film edges, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, warm color saturation, uneven exposure, soft focus, and visible frame-edge artifacts typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or gentle transition within sequences about pets, family life, animal care, or postwar domestic footage.
Historical context: As supported by the metadata, the clip offers a small 1952 Japan home-movie view of household animals outdoors without broader social claims visible in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and any property or animal-use context should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Searches it may match include 1952 Japan 8mm dog nursing puppies, vintage home movie pets on grass, mother dog with puppies, and mid-century animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 Japan home movies, then broader vintage pet, animal care, or outdoor domestic footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing a brown-and-white mother dog lying on grass as small puppies nurse beside her. — Mother dog lies in bright grass with puppies clustered at her side.

1952 Japan home-movie frame with puppies pressed close to a brown-and-white mother dog in a grassy outdoor patch. — Puppies remain close to the mother dog in the grass.

1952 Japan 8mm still showing a mother dog stretched along the top of the frame as puppies nurse on grass. — The mother dog stays low while the puppies nurse nearby.

1952 Japan home-movie frame with the mother dog partly cropped as puppies cluster around her on sunlit grass. — A cropped view keeps the puppies and mother dog close in frame.

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