Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Grizzly Bears Behave Curiously in Zoo Enclosure

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Colorado

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Colorado Springs Colorado USA — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1973 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, showing two grizzly bears in a zoo enclosure. A large brown bear walks in the foreground while a second bear moves on a raised platform in the background. The scene features naturalistic rock formations and a slightly overexposed, faded color palette typical of 1970s amateur film. The footage captures the bears' calm, curious movements with authentic film grain and subtle color shifts, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic home movie clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120961187

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 1382 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: air force academy,cripple creek,cheyne zoo,broadmoor,#2
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: colorado springs
Date: 1973 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: Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm zoo animal footage from Colorado Springs for productions needing a brief archival cutaway of grizzly bears in captivity.
Period detail: The faded color, soft exposure, and amateur 8mm framing support the 1973 home-movie context while the zoo enclosure appears as rockwork and concrete rather than an identifiable landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, watching two bears move calmly and curiously through the enclosure without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two grizzly bears, a raised platform, artificial rock formations, concrete ledges, shadowed enclosure walls, and overexposed sunlit areas.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, slight softness, color fading, high-contrast exposure, and handheld home-movie framing that give it clear archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short animal cutaway, zoo-life insert, period transition, or memory beat within a 1970s travel or wildlife sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents how a home-movie camera recorded captive wildlife viewing in a zoo setting, with emphasis on animal movement rather than visitor activity.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any zoo or animal-exhibit property considerations separately.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1973 Colorado Springs 8mm zoo bears, 1970s home movie grizzly enclosure, vintage wildlife captivity footage, and Super 8 bear cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then with Colorado Springs or 1973 travel material, and then with broader vintage zoo or captive wildlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm frame showing two grizzly bears in a zoo enclosure, one moving toward the foreground and another standing on a raised platform behind it. — Two bears occupy separate levels of the enclosure.

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm frame with a foreground grizzly bear walking side-on in a zoo enclosure and a second bear visible on the upper ledge. — Foreground bear crosses below the raised ledge.

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm frame showing a grizzly bear facing the camera in the lower enclosure while a second bear walks along the raised platform in back. — One bear faces forward while the other moves behind it.

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm frame with a large grizzly bear standing in the foreground and a second bear crossing the raised platform behind it in the zoo enclosure. — Two bears pause and cross within the enclosure.

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