Chicago Illinois-1972: Man Holding Orange Tabby Cat Outside

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Chicago Illinois

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Man Holding Orange Tabby Cat Outside — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1972 shows a man in dark trousers holding an orange tabby cat by its torso, dangling it gently in front of him. The cat, with its paws extended, appears calm as it hangs mid-air. The scene takes place outdoors near a house with green foliage visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and slight camera movement, capturing a candid moment of domestic life from the early 1970s.

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: 125873726

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 1405 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: planes,lake geneva,colby,brookfield zoo,shrman,lincoln park
Reel-level year note: 1972
Reel-level location note: illinois
Date: 1972 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: Chicago, Illinois, 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: This 1972 Chicago home-movie clip can support documentary or museum edits needing a brief domestic pet moment from early 1970s American life.
Period detail: The dark trousers, warm 8mm color, house siding, and garden backdrop may show ordinary early 1970s residential style without identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged home-movie value as an adult casually holds an orange tabby cat outside while the handheld camera stays close.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a partial adult figure, dark trousers, an orange tabby cat, house siding, a window or door edge, garden plants, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, warm color shift, handheld framing, and slight exposure variation across the short action.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, memory beat, domestic-life insert, or transitional detail in a sequence about pets, family footage, or 1970s home movies.
Historical context: The footage reflects a casual household pet interaction in an outdoor residential setting, with the adult mostly cropped to clothing and hands.
Research note: Human likeness review may still be needed because a person is present, though no face is visible; copyright and likeness or property permissions are separate checks.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 Chicago 8mm cat footage, vintage home movie man holding cat, orange tabby outside, and 1970s domestic pet cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1972 Chicago home movies, then broader 1970s family, pets, garden, or domestic-life clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Chicago home-movie frame showing a cropped adult holding an orange tabby cat outside beside house siding and garden plants. — A cropped adult holds an orange tabby cat outdoors near a house and greenery.

1972 Chicago frame with an orange tabby cat held near a cropped adult figure, with house siding and foliage in the background. — The cat hangs calmly beside the adult's dark trousers as the camera remains close.

1972 Chicago home-movie frame with the orange tabby partly cropped at left as the adult remains framed from waist to legs outdoors. — The cat moves partly out of view while the adult stands near the house exterior.

1972 Chicago frame showing the orange tabby partly cropped at left with the adult's dark trousers centered against house siding and greenery. — The cat slips to the edge of the frame as the adult remains centered outdoors.

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