Japan-1952: Mother Dog Laying in Grass Nursing Puppies

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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Mother Dog Laying in Grass Nursing Puppies — Clip Details

A mother dog lies on a patch of green grass, nursing her litter of young puppies in this vintage 8mm home movie from Japan, 1952. The puppies, with brown and white markings, cluster around her as they feed. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural colors and slight grain, capturing a quiet, intimate moment of maternal care in a simple outdoor setting.

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: 125227207

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Japan home-movie requests needing a quiet animal-care insert or domestic outdoor cutaway.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, grass setting, and metadata-supported 1952 Japan date place the scene in a mid-century home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The footage observes an unstaged maternal moment as puppies crowd close to a resting dog and nurse on the grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a mother dog, several small puppies, brown and white markings, green grass, strong sunlight, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The clip has warm color, visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and contact-print borders that preserve its physical 8mm character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a gentle cutaway, memory beat, family-life insert, or transition within sequences about pets, care, or postwar home movies.
Historical context: The scene offers a small-scale view of animal companionship in an outdoor domestic setting, without visible people, buildings, or identifiable landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright and any broader property or collection permissions should still be checked before use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1952 Japan 8mm home movie dog nursing puppies, vintage puppies on grass, or mother dog with litter may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with other 1952 Japan home movies, then with vintage animal care or pet-family footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan 8mm home-movie frame showing a mother dog resting on green grass as small puppies gather to nurse. — A mother dog lies in sunlight while her puppies cluster at her side to feed.

Mid-century 8mm frame from Japan showing a mother dog on grass with several brown and white puppies nursing close to her. — The puppies remain close under the resting dog in a grassy outdoor patch.

1952 Japan home-movie still with puppies clustered around a partially framed mother dog on a green grassy surface. — Several puppies shift around the dog as the handheld frame catches the group from above.

Final 1952 Japan 8mm frame showing puppies nursing close to a mother dog on grass, with visible dark borders from the scan. — The litter stays gathered along the mother dog in the last sampled frame.

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