Texas-1961: Man Playing with a Shaggy Dog in a Snow-Covered Park

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationTexas, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 · Texas, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

pets
winter play
snow day
family home movies
human-animal bond
leisure
early 1960s America

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · snow-covered open park with bare deciduous trees, evergreens, a lamp post and a low building in the background
Time and weather: daytime · winter · clear and sunny after snowfall
Lighting: low-angle winter sunlight with long hard shadows
People: 4 · One man in a dark hooded coat and trousers playing with a dog in the foreground; three distant, unidentifiable figures standing near the trees.
Animals: shaggy long-haired dog
Objects: trampled snow · footprints · bare trees · evergreen trees · lamp post · low building
Colors: blue-violet · white · dark navy
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A shaggy dog trots in from the left across trampled snow.
A man in a dark hooded coat walks in as the dog approaches him.
The dog rises on its hind legs and the man bends to hold its paws.
The man skips back as the dog lunges playfully at his legs.
The dog jumps at him again in the centre of the frame.

Man Playing with a Shaggy Dog in a Snow-Covered Park — Clip Details

Probably Texas, circa 1961 home movie footage of a man playing with a shaggy dog in a snow-covered park. The dog trots in from the left over trampled ground, a man in a dark hooded coat walks in, and the dog rises on its hind legs against him while he bends to hold its front paws. He then skips back as it lunges at his legs, while three distant figures stand near bare trees and evergreens. Filmed in one handheld wide shot in low winter sun on 8mm colour film with a strong blue cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Wide shotHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001830

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 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: Texas, 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: Serves requests for early-1960s American home-movie footage of pets and winter play, useful in family-life documentaries and nostalgic commercial edits.
Period detail: No dated object is visible; the hooded winter coat and 8mm colour stock may show the early 1960s, consistent with the reel's 1960 Pontiac.
Home-movie behavior: An unposed moment of a man romping with his dog in fresh snow, filmed by a companion who simply kept the camera running as the animal leapt at him.
What appears in frame: A shaggy dog, a man in a dark hooded coat, trampled snow full of footprints, long shadows, three distant figures, bare trees, evergreens and a lamp post.
Film character: Aged 8mm colour with a strong blue-violet shift, fine grain, dust specks and a brief green emulsion blemish, giving an authentic projected-film texture.
Edit role: Works as a short memory beat or cutaway within a winter or family sequence, and as a lively transition from snowy house exteriors.
Historical context: On this reel the snow scenes surround brick ranch houses in a mild-climate setting, so the footage reads as a rare winter storm treated as a family occasion.
Research note: The film's copyright is separate from likeness; the man is near silhouette and the distant figures are unidentifiable, though identity and permissions are not documented.
Research search match: man playing with dog in snow 1960s; 8mm home movie pet winter; vintage snow day dog footage; shaggy dog jumping on owner archival film
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's snow-covered ranch houses and snowy campus shots, then with other likely-Texas footage circa 1961, then with pet and winter-play clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Shaggy dog trots toward a man in a snowy park, probably Texas, circa 1961, in 8mm home movie footage — A shaggy dog trots across the snow toward a man in a dark coat; distant figures stand by bare trees.
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Man leans down to a shaggy dog in a snow-covered park, likely Texas, circa 1961, with a green 8mm emulsion blemish — The man leans toward the dog as it reaches him; a green blemish on the original film sits in the foreground.
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Shaggy dog rises on hind legs as a man holds its paws in snow, probably Texas, circa 1961 home movie — The dog rises on its hind legs and the man bends to hold its front paws while three figures watch from afar.
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Man skips away as a shaggy dog lunges at him in a snowy park, likely Texas, circa 1961, blue-tinted 8mm film — The man skips back a few steps as the dog lunges playfully at his legs in low winter sun.
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