Saint Louis Missouri-1965: Man Petting Black Cat by Brick House

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Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1965 Saint Louis Missouri

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Man Petting Black Cat by Brick House — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1965, this vintage home movie captures a quiet suburban scene in Saint Louis, Missouri. The clip opens with a view of a brick house from the front, framed by trees and greenery under a bright sky. The footage then cuts to a man in blue jeans and a light-colored shirt bending down to pet a small black cat on a paved surface. The grainy, slightly faded color and natural film imperfections give the clip a nostalgic, authentic 1960s home movie feel. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring mid-century American life.

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: 125314534

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 1026 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1965
Reel-level location note: saint louis
Date: 1965 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: Saint Louis, Missouri, 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: Useful for 1960s American home-movie requests needing a quiet suburban house view and a domestic pet interaction for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The brick house, parked cars, casual clothing, and 8mm color stock may show mid-1960s suburban domestic life in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as the camera moves from an exterior house view to a man bending down to pet a small black cat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a brick house, trees, shrubs, parked cars, a paved surface, a casually dressed man, and a small black cat.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, faded color, vertical scratches, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic insert, neighborhood establishing shot, pet cutaway, or brief memory beat between family scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary residential surroundings and casual outdoor activity without supporting claims about a specific event or household identity.
Research note: A person is visible and the house exterior appears identifiable, so likeness, privacy, and property-context review may be needed apart from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1965 Saint Louis home movie, 1960s suburban house exterior, man petting black cat, and 8mm domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1965 Saint Louis material, then broader 1960s suburban home and pet footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1965 Saint Louis home-movie frame showing a brick house from the front, framed by trees, shrubs, and parked cars. — Brick house seen from the front in a shaded residential setting.

Soft-focus 1965 home-movie frame of a man in casual clothes bending toward a small black cat on a paved surface. — Man bends down toward a small black cat on pavement.

Blurred 8mm frame from Saint Louis showing a casually dressed man reaching down near a small black cat on pavement. — Casually dressed man reaches down near the cat.

Soft-focus 1965 home-movie frame showing a small black cat on pavement with a man's legs nearby. — Small black cat stands on pavement beside the man.

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