United States-1972: Reclining Tabby Bending Toward Two Kittens on a Carpet

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Household pets
Animal interaction
Domestic life
Human-animal contact
Everyday observation
Amateur filmmaking

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · High angle looking down at the animals
Setting: indoor · Carpeted domestic interior with partial furnishings at the frame edges
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Indeterminate · Not visible
Lighting: Uneven interior illumination with bright highlights on white fur
People: 1 · One person is partially visible through a hand and sleeve entering from the upper right; no face is shown.
Animals: One adult tabby cat with white chest and paws · Two smaller tabby kittens with white markings
Objects: Carpet · Partial furniture legs · Small light-colored scrap on the floor
Colors: purple · gray · brown · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A reclining tabby bends its head toward two kittens clustered beside it.
The foreground kitten lowers its head near the adult's white paws.
A hand touches the group as the kittens shift against the adult.
The rear kitten stretches across the adult while the foreground kitten stays close.

Reclining Tabby Bending Toward Two Kittens on a Carpet — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1972 home movie footage shows a reclining tabby with white paws and chest beside two kittens on a carpet. The adult bends its head toward the smaller animals as they shift against its body. A person's hand reaches in from the upper right and touches the group. One continuous shot looks down at the interaction, with soft focus, pronounced grain and a strong purple color cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003675

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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: 1972 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: 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: This circa 1972 domestic pet scene supports documentary requests for everyday household life and adult cats interacting with kittens.
Period detail: The carpet and partial furnishings may show a period household interior, but no visible object independently fixes the date.
Home-movie behavior: The downward framing and casually entering hand preserve an unstaged household encounter with the animals.
What appears in frame: A reclining striped adult, two smaller kittens, white paws, a raised tail, textured carpet and a reaching hand fill the view.
Film character: Pronounced grain, soft detail, purple color rendition and slight framing drift give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: The continuous interaction works as a domestic cutaway, pet insert or brief memory beat.
Historical context: The scene records household attention to pets, while the visible contact alone does not establish parentage, sex or nursing.
Research note: Film copyright is separate from likeness and property permissions; a partial person and domestic interior are visible, with no identifiable face or readable brand.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1972 American pet home movies, a reclining tabby with kittens and small-gauge domestic animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's dog investigating packaging or child cuddling a doll, then with broadly contemporary United States interiors and other pet interactions.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1972, a reclining tabby lowers its head toward two kittens on a carpet, with a hand visible behind them. — The adult tabby bends its head into the close group of kittens.
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A foreground kitten leans toward the carpet beside a reclining adult and a raised-tail kitten in the United States, circa 1972. — One kitten lowers its head as the second stays alongside the adult.
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In a United States interior, circa 1972, a hand touches kittens clustered against a reclining tabby with a white chest. — A hand reaches into the group as the adult lifts its head.
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Two kittens shift beside a reclining striped adult on a carpet in the United States, circa 1972, with a person's hand at the upper right. — The rear kitten stretches across the adult while the smaller foreground animal remains close.
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