Laguna Hills California USA-1971: Pride Of Lions Resting Under A Shady Tree

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLaguna Hills, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

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Pride Of Lions Resting Under A Shady Tree — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a pride of lions resting in a sun-dappled enclosure. Two male lions with thick manes lie on a rock, their bodies relaxed as they observe their surroundings. The scene is viewed through a dark frame, suggesting a vehicle window or viewing barrier. The background reveals a dry, grassy landscape with scattered trees and rocks under a hazy sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic 1970s wildlife park experience.

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: 123056235

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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 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: Laguna Hills, California, 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: 1971 8mm wildlife-park footage suited for documentary or educational requests needing visitor-shot views of captive lions at rest.
Period detail: The frames may show an early 1970s animal park visit, with lions seen through a dark viewing barrier against a dry landscaped enclosure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a quiet visitor perspective, observing resting lions from behind a window or barrier rather than staging animal action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include resting male lions, a lioness, a shaded rock ledge, dry grass, scattered rocks, bare trees, and a dark frame edge.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for 1970s family travel, wildlife parks, or captive-animal observation.
Historical context: The footage reflects a period home-movie encounter with large cats in a managed enclosure, without visible people or identifying signage.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and captive-animal context should still be reviewed for use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1971 8mm lions resting, Laguna Hills wildlife park home movie, captive lions enclosure, and 1970s animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Laguna Hills 1971 material, then broader 1970s wildlife park or zoo visit footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two male lions rest under shade in a Laguna Hills, California animal enclosure in 1971 8mm home-movie footage. — Male lions lie in shade while the dry enclosure extends behind them.

Resting male lions are seen through a dark viewing edge in 1971 Laguna Hills wildlife-park footage. — Two lions remain still in the shaded foreground of the enclosure.

A male lion and lioness rest together in a dry Laguna Hills enclosure, captured on 1971 8mm film. — A lion and lioness lie side by side as sunlight washes part of the frame.

A male lion rests in the foreground with another lion behind him, viewed through a dark barrier in 1971 California footage. — The foreground lion faces right while another lion rests farther back.

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