New Jersey-1938: Two Dogs Playing Catch The Attention Of Two People Who Passed

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationNew Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 New Jersey

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Two Dogs Playing Catch The Attention Of Two People Who... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a playful moment in a grassy field in New Jersey. Two dogs run across the lawn, one carrying an object, drawing the attention of two women walking nearby. The women, dressed in period-appropriate attire, pause to watch the animals. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, candid slice of mid-20th century American life. The scene unfolds with a quiet charm, capturing spontaneous interaction between people and pets in a suburban setting.

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: 127267084

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 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: New Jersey, 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

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 1930s New Jersey home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor cutaway of dogs and passersby in a grassy suburban field.
Period detail: The clothing, monochrome 8mm look, open lawn, and metadata-supported 1938 date place the scene in late-1930s New Jersey.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as two people slow or pause while dogs move across the lawn nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two dogs, two adult figures, open grass, trees or shrubs, bright daylight, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, and slight handheld home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, domestic memory beat, animal cutaway, or quiet transition within 1930s family-life material.
Historical context: The scene shows casual outdoor recreation or passing observation in a residential or park-like New Jersey setting without identifying landmarks.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright and source-film rights checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 New Jersey 8mm home movie, dogs playing on lawn, people watching pets, and 1930s outdoor family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New Jersey 1938 footage, then broader 1930s home movies of pets and lawns.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1938 New Jersey home-movie footage, two dogs cross an open lawn with shrubs in the background. — Two dogs move through the grass near the edge of a landscaped lawn.

A dog runs across a sunlit grassy field in the 1938 New Jersey 8mm home-movie scene. — A dog crosses the open lawn while the camera holds from a distance.

Two adults in 1930s attire stand or walk across a New Jersey lawn as a dog is visible near the frame edge. — Two adults on the grass appear to notice activity nearby as a dog enters the scene.

Two adults walk across the New Jersey lawn while a small dark dog stands or moves in the foreground. — Two adults cross the lawn behind a small dog in the foreground.

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