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New Cumberland Penn-1946: Black Puppy Playing On Gravel Being Petted By Man

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationNew Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1946 New Cumberland
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Black Puppy Playing On Gravel Being Petted By Man — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a small black puppy exploring a gravel yard in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The young dog trots across the textured ground before a man in a button-up shirt crouches down to gently pet it. The grainy black-and-white footage, framed by film borders, shows natural interaction between the man and his pet in a quiet, candid moment. The scene evokes a sense of simple, everyday life from the post-war era, with the puppy’s playful movements and the man’s affectionate gestures creating a heartwarming, nostalgic snapshot of domestic life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125875851

Rights & Clearance

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1946 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • pointing
  • dog
  • owner
  • pets
  • wagging tail
  • excited
  • black
  • puppy
  • playing
  • gravel
  • filmed
  • people
  • new cumberland penn
  • 1946
  • 1946 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • black puppy playing
  • gravel yard
  • man petting dog
  • New Cumberland Pennsylvania
  • post-war family life
  • classic home movie
  • archival footage
  • black-and-white film
  • pet interaction
  • 1940s nostalgia
  • vintage dog footage
  • family pet
  • old film grain
  • 8mm home movie
  • retro footage
  • historical footage
  • documentary clip
  • nostalgic moment

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s domestic-life edits needing a brief home-movie cutaway of a man interacting with a small puppy in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
Period detail
The black-and-white 8mm look, simple button-up clothing, and gravel yard setting support a mid-1940s home-movie reading without showing distinctive landmarks.
Home-movie behavior
The clip preserves an unstaged pet-and-owner moment as the puppy moves across gravel and the man crouches to pet and guide it.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a small black puppy, a crouching man, gravel ground, dark film borders, strong sunlight, shadows, and casual outdoor clothing.
Film character
The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the short scene clear physical-film texture.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a warm insert, domestic memory beat, pet cutaway, or transition within a postwar family-life sequence.
Historical context
The scene shows everyday outdoor leisure around a household pet, offering modest social context for family and companion-animal life in the 1940s.
Research note
A visible adult face may require likeness review; copyright, privacy, and location context should be checked separately before commercial use.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1946 8mm home movie puppy, black dog on gravel, man petting dog, New Cumberland Pennsylvania home footage, and 1940s family pet scene.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New Cumberland or 1946 material, then broader home-movie scenes of pets and family leisure.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small black puppy on gravel in a 1946 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania home-movie frame with heavy film borders.
A small black puppy pauses on the gravel yard.
Man in a button-up shirt crouches on gravel to pet a small black puppy in 1946 New Cumberland home-movie footage.
A crouching man reaches down toward the puppy.
Crouching man reaches to touch or guide the black puppy on a gravel yard in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
The man extends his hand as the puppy stays close by.
Man looks down beside the black puppy on gravel in a short 1946 home-movie scene from New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
The man watches the puppy at the edge of the frame.

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