Washington-1964: Ground Squirrel Perched on Hillside with Flowers

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Ground Squirrel Perched on Hillside with Flowers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a small gopher or ground squirrel perched on a grassy hillside in Washington. The animal sits alert amidst green vegetation and scattered evergreen trees, viewed through a natural frame with dark vertical edges suggesting a window or binoculars. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, candid moment of wildlife observation. The final frame shifts to a close-up of a flowering bush, highlighting the lush forest environment.

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: 127383151

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Washington, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial or documentary requests needing quiet Pacific Northwest wildlife and woodland cutaways from amateur 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show 1964 8mm color footage with no visible signage or built landmarks, so the period is supported mainly by the film record and home-movie stock character.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a small hillside animal from a distant, partially obstructed viewpoint, then shifts attention to nearby flowering vegetation in an unstaged nature moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grassy hillside, a small burrowing animal, evergreen trees, dark vertical frame edges, forest shade, white flowering shrubs, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm grain, rounded frame edges, soft focus, variable exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as authentic amateur color film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, nature cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition from animal observation to the surrounding Washington forest landscape.
Historical context: The footage reflects mid-century home-movie attention to roadside or outdoor nature, with the animal and flowering bush presented as casual scenery rather than a staged wildlife study.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but animal identification and location should be treated as descriptive, while copyright and any source permissions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Search matches include 1964 Washington 8mm wildlife, gopher or ground squirrel on hillside, home movie forest flowers, and Pacific Northwest nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1964 Washington outdoor footage, and then with broader 1960s home-movie wildlife, forest, and flowering shrub material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington 8mm frame showing a small gopher or ground squirrel on a green hillside, partly framed by dark vertical edges. — A small hillside animal pauses among grass and low vegetation near evergreen trees.

The small hillside animal remains alert in the 1964 Washington outdoor scene, surrounded by grass, shrubs, and evergreen growth. — The animal remains visible on the slope, partially distant and softly focused.

1964 Washington 8mm frame of a white flowering shrub among dense evergreen branches and dark forest shade. — The camera shifts from the hillside animal to flowering vegetation in the woods.

A close view of white blossoms and evergreen foliage closes the Washington nature clip on soft, grainy 8mm film. — White blossoms stand out against shaded evergreen foliage at the end of the clip.

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