Minnesota USA-1964: Cats Drinking Milk and Garden Flowers

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Cats Drinking Milk and Garden Flowers — Clip Details

MINNESOTA USA-1964: A black and white cat stands alert while a dark-colored cat drinks milk from a shallow bowl on a paved surface. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a quiet, candid moment of two felines sharing a meal under warm, dim lighting. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of vintage home movies from the 1960s. A brief cut to a blooming flower in the garden adds a touch of natural beauty to the nostalgic scene. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or projects exploring mid-century Americana and pet life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125309368

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: 1964 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: Minnesota, United States 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 1960s home-movie requests needing a brief Midwestern domestic animal cutaway for documentary, museum, education, or editorial context.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, warm exposure, and simple paved outdoor setting support the supplied 1964 Minnesota home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged household observation of two cats sharing space around a milk bowl, followed by a casual garden flower cutaway.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two cats, a shallow bowl of milk, paved ground, warm shadows, dark frame edges, garden foliage, and a blooming flower.
Film character: The footage has a grainy 8mm texture with warm color shifts, soft focus, flicker, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short animal-life insert, domestic memory beat, garden transition, or quiet pause within a mid-century home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary pet and garden life in a private-feeling outdoor setting, without visible people, brands, signage, or landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright status and any property-related permissions should be reviewed before reuse.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1964 Minnesota 8mm home movie cats drinking milk, vintage pet footage, black and white cat, dark cat, and garden flower cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Minnesota home-movie material, then broader vintage pet or garden footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1964 Minnesota home-movie footage, a black and white cat stands near a dark cat drinking from a shallow bowl on pavement. — Two cats gather around a shallow bowl on a paved outdoor surface.

The black and white cat looks alert as the dark-colored cat keeps its head near the shallow milk bowl in the 1964 Minnesota scene. — A black and white cat watches beside a dark cat at the bowl.

The 1964 Minnesota home-movie frame shows the two cats still gathered at the shallow bowl, with the paved ground and dark frame edge visible. — The cats remain close to the bowl during the brief home-movie shot.

A brief garden cutaway in the 1964 Minnesota footage shows a pale pink flower blooming amid dark leaves and surrounding plants. — A flower bloom appears in a short garden cutaway.

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