Wisconsin-1969: Black Cat Walking in Snow with Postcard

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Wisconsin

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Black Cat Walking in Snow with Postcard — Clip Details

A black and white cat walks through deep snow in a quiet winter neighborhood, its paws sinking into the white blanket as it moves past a tree and a house. The scene, shot on 8mm film in 1969, captures a peaceful moment of a domestic animal exploring a snowy yard. The footage transitions to a close-up of a vintage postcard labeled 'December 1969,' showing a snowy landscape, reinforcing the seasonal and nostalgic mood. The grainy texture and warm color tones of the Super 8 film add to the authentic, personal feel of this home movie.

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: 125630741

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 1021 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: minnesota,wisconsin
Date: 1969 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: Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin home-movie winter footage for productions needing a short domestic animal cutaway, seasonal insert, or dated postcard transition.
Period detail: The clip is supported as 1969 8mm footage and visibly includes a handwritten or printed December 1969 postcard detail after a snowy yard view.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an ordinary household cat moving through deep snow, then turns to a seasonal postcard as a personal memory marker.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black and white cat, deep snow, a house wall, tree trunks, shrubs, a road edge, and a December 1969 winter postcard.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm magenta color shift, uneven exposure, and slight frame instability typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter cutaway, domestic-life insert, memory beat, or transition from a real snowy yard to a dated seasonal card.
Historical context: The footage places a pet and household surroundings within a quiet Wisconsin winter scene, with the postcard adding a personal seasonal reference.
Research note: No people or logos are visible, but the house exterior and postcard artwork may require review for property, copyright, or reproduction concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Wisconsin 8mm snow cat, vintage winter home movie pet, December 1969 postcard, and Super 8 snowy yard cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other Wisconsin 1969 winter scenes, then broader home-movie clips of pets, snow, postcards, or seasonal memory details.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black and white cat moves through deep snow near a house exterior in supported 1969 Wisconsin home-movie footage. — A black and white cat walks through deep snow beside a house and tree trunks.

Soft 8mm close-up of a snowy landscape postcard or card detail labeled December 1969. — A close view of a winter postcard shows a snowy landscape and the date December 1969.

Blurred 8mm frame of a December 1969 winter postcard, with snow scene details softened by motion and focus. — The postcard remains in view, showing a muted winter landscape and partially readable December 1969 label.

Close-up of the dated winter postcard in the 1969 home-movie clip, with snow artwork and visible film grain. — A final postcard view keeps the December 1969 label near the top of the frame.

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