Wyoming USA-1939: People Watching A Bear On The Side Of The Road

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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People Watching A Bear On The Side Of The Road — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wyoming USA in 1939 captures a black bear on a forest trail. The bear, with dark fur, walks along a dirt path bordered by pine trees and fallen leaves. A person in dark clothing stands in the background, observing the animal. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, natural color saturation, and visible grain. The scene unfolds in a wooded, natural setting, offering a candid glimpse of wildlife interaction during a mid-20th century outdoor excursion.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121490662

Rights & Clearance

$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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s documentary requests needing Wyoming home-movie wildlife footage with roadside visitor observation.
Period detail: The 8mm color home-movie look and simple outdoor clothing may show late-1930s leisure travel, with the 1939 date supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as a person stands back on a wooded road while filming a black bear at close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bear, a standing adult observer, a dirt road or trail, pine trees, leaf litter, and deep forest shade.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, slight blur, and handheld framing consistent with original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory beat, or cutaway for early road trips and national-park-era animal encounters.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests casual roadside wildlife watching in a wooded Wyoming setting without confirming a specific park, route, or organized event.
Research note: A visible adult face or likeness may require review, while no logos, children, private property, or audible music are indicated in the supplied flags.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Wyoming 8mm bear footage, vintage roadside wildlife home movie, and 1930s forest travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then Wyoming 1939 travel scenes, then broader 1930s wildlife, forest road, and roadside tourism material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a black bear on a forest road as an adult observer stands farther back among trees. — A black bear moves along a wooded road while a person watches from the background.

1939 Wyoming home-movie frame with a black bear near the foreground and a standing adult farther up the wooded road. — The bear faces toward the camera on a pine-lined dirt road with an observer behind it.

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing an adult standing on a wooded road behind a black bear in the foreground. — A person pauses on the road while the bear occupies the lower foreground.

1939 Wyoming home-movie frame of a black bear on a wooded dirt road with an adult observer in the background. — The bear remains near the camera as the observer stands back on the tree-lined road.

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