United States-1956: Boy Bending Toward a Black-and-White Cat Beside a Dock

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1956 · United States · Reel 992e4287 contains 11 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

childhood
human-animal interaction
lakeside leisure
everyday life
home movies
informal gestures

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · Slightly elevated view from behind and beside the boy
Setting: outdoor · Lakeshore beside a narrow wooden dock
Time and weather: daytime · Undetermined; clothing suggests mild or warm weather · Calm conditions with lightly rippled water
Lighting: Natural daylight with uneven exposure and shaded foreground areas
People: 1 · One boy with closely cropped hair, a light short-sleeved shirt with dark collar and sleeve trim, and light trousers; his face is mostly turned away or lowered.
Animals: black-and-white cat
Objects: wooden dock · upright tire bumpers · dock support posts · lake water · shoreline vegetation
Colors: blue-gray · cream · tan · black · weathered gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The boy stands beside the cat with the dock behind him.
He turns toward the black-and-white cat at his side.
He reaches down and bends toward the animal.
The boy bends lower over the cat near the dock entrance.

Boy Bending Toward a Black-and-White Cat Beside a Dock — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1956 home movie footage shows a boy standing beside a black-and-white cat at the shore of a lake. He turns toward the animal, reaches down and bends over it near the entrance to a narrow wooden dock. Upright tires flank the planks, with gently rippling water filling the background. A single medium shot records the brief gesture in soft, grainy color.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004454

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$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1956 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 1956 American home movie suits documentary requests for childhood, animals and everyday lakeside leisure.
Period detail: The boy's closely cropped hair, contrasting-trim shirt and light trousers are compatible with circa 1956, without establishing a precise date.
Home-movie behavior: The boy turns and bends toward the cat in a small, apparently unstaged gesture recorded from the shore.
What appears in frame: A boy and a black-and-white cat occupy the foreground beside wooden planks, upright tires, dock posts, rippling water and sparse shoreline plants.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, scratches and uneven brightness remain visible in the color capture of projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: The complete turn-and-bend gesture works as a short childhood insert or a quiet cutaway within a lakeside sequence.
Historical context: The scene records an everyday interaction beside a modest lake dock, with clothing compatible with the section's circa 1956 estimate.
Research note: A minor and a dock that may be private property are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1956 American home movies showing a boy greeting a cat beside a wooden lake dock.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's boy looking across the lake or children beside cottages, then with United States footage around circa 1956, followed by other childhood and animal encounters.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1956, a boy in a contrasting-trim shirt looks down toward a cat beside a tire-lined wooden dock. — The boy stands beside the cat at the shore end of the dock.
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A boy faces the lake beside a black-and-white cat and wooden dock in the United States, circa 1956. — The cat is visible beside the boy, with the dock extending into the lake.
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In a United States lakeside scene, circa 1956, a boy bends toward a black-and-white cat beside weathered dock planks. — The boy bends down and reaches toward the cat.
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A boy bends low over a cat beside a tire-lined lake dock in the United States, circa 1956. — The boy lowers himself over the cat as the brief shot ends.
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