Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Grizzly Bears And A Polar Bear Bask In The

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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 and a polar bear in zoo enclosures. The grizzly bears walk and rest on rocky terrain in a sunlit habitat, while the polar bear sits calmly on a stone ledge. The film exhibits natural color shifts, grain, and slight motion blur typical of 8mm home movies, capturing a nostalgic slice of mid-1970s wildlife observation.

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: 120961205

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: This 1973 Colorado Springs 8mm clip supports archive requests for 1970s zoo animal observation, especially documentary or educational sequences needing bears in visitor-filmed enclosures.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-1970s public zoo setting through the visible artificial rock habitats, barred or framed viewing perspective, and color 8mm home-movie texture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a visitor filming zoo animals from behind a viewing barrier, lingering on the bears rather than constructing a formal wildlife scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two grizzly bears on sunlit rock, a polar bear seated on a stone ledge, artificial rock walls, enclosure ledges, shadowed viewing edges, and soft 8mm color grain.
Film character: The film carries visible 8mm grain, mild color shift, uneven exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld instability that read as authentic home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, animal cutaway, zoo-memory beat, or transition within material about 1970s leisure, wildlife display, or family travel.
Historical context: The clip reflects a visitor-facing zoo environment of the period, with large bears shown in constructed rocky habitats rather than in a natural wild landscape.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any property or institution-related restrictions separately from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s Colorado Springs zoo bears 8mm footage, vintage polar bear enclosure home movie, grizzly bears in zoo habitat, and 1973 family travel wildlife film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with other 1973 Colorado Springs zoo footage, and then with broader 1970s animal-enclosure or family sightseeing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm footage shows two grizzly bears in a sunlit artificial rock zoo enclosure, one walking near the camera and one crossing a rear ledge. — Grizzly bears in a rocky zoo enclosure.

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm footage shows a polar bear seated on a stone ledge in an artificial rocky zoo habitat, facing toward the camera. — Polar bear seated on a stone ledge.

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm footage shows the polar bear upright on a stone ledge, framed by artificial rockwork and soft home-movie exposure. — Polar bear facing the camera area.

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm footage shows a polar bear resting on a ledge within a constructed rocky zoo enclosure, with soft grain and slight exposure variation. — Polar bear resting in the rocky habitat.

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