Burbank California-1961: Squirrel Eating Leaf in Natural Enclosure

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationBurbank, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Squirrel Eating Leaf in Natural Enclosure — Clip Details

A young squirrel stands upright on a dirt mound in a naturalistic enclosure, holding a green leafy sprig in its paws as it eats. Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures the animal in a moment of calm, surrounded by rocks and dense foliage. The footage exhibits warm, slightly faded colors and soft focus typical of Super 8 film, with visible grain and subtle camera shake. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic moment of wildlife observation from a bygone era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127403661

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 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: Burbank, California, 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: Useful for 1960s archival requests needing brief wildlife, zoo-like enclosure, or home-movie animal observation cutaways from Southern California footage.
Period detail: The footage shows 8mm-era color, soft focus, and a naturalistic animal enclosure, with the 1961 Burbank setting supported by clip metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the casual visitor-shot feel of someone pausing to film a small animal eating, with no staged action or human interaction visible.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young squirrel, green leafy sprig, dirt mound, rocks, dense foliage, enclosure-like ground, warm sunlight, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: Warm faded color, visible grain, soft focus, exposure variation, and slight handheld instability give the scene a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet animal cutaway, transitional nature insert, or nostalgic observational beat within a 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century amateur filming of captive or semi-natural wildlife, with context limited to the visible enclosure and supplied Burbank 1961 metadata.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, location, and any enclosure or property permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 8mm squirrel eating leaf, Burbank California wildlife home movie, vintage zoo enclosure animal footage, or 1960s amateur nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel animal or visitor footage, then other Burbank 1961 clips, then broader 1960s 8mm wildlife and zoo-observation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Burbank 8mm frame of a young squirrel upright on a dirt mound, eating a green leafy sprig near rocks and foliage. — A squirrel stands upright on the dirt, holding a leafy sprig in its paws beside a large rock.

1961 Burbank frame showing the squirrel holding a leafy sprig while standing on sloped dirt in a naturalistic enclosure. — The squirrel remains upright with the leaf in its paws, framed by dirt, rocks, and dark greenery.

1961 Burbank 8mm frame of a squirrel lifting a leafy sprig on a sunlit dirt mound with rocks and foliage behind it. — The squirrel lifts the leafy sprig higher while standing against the rocky dirt mound.

1961 Burbank frame with the squirrel lower behind the mound, its head and leafy sprig visible against dense enclosure foliage. — The squirrel dips behind the dirt rise, leaving its head and green leaf visible above the mound.

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