Quebec Canada-1952: An Ape Chained Up At The Zoo And Acting Up For The Viewers

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationQuebec, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Canada

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An Ape Chained Up At The Zoo And Acting Up For The Viewers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a chimpanzee in a zoo enclosure in Quebec, Canada. The primate is seen chained and moving restlessly behind a fence, its silhouette stark against a green wall. The footage shows the animal pacing and interacting with its environment, viewed through bars and a chain-link barrier. The grainy, green-tinted image and dark shadows evoke a sense of confinement and historical documentation. This archival clip offers a raw, unfiltered look at mid-century zoo conditions and animal captivity.

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: 123332600

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1570 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: dr. mc petersen
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: florida,washington dc,canada
Date: 1952 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: Quebec, Canada 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

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: 1950s Quebec zoo footage suited for documentary use on mid-century animal captivity, visitor observation, or changing standards in zoological display.
Period detail: The dark bars, chain, concrete wall, and green-tinted 8mm color may show a mid-century zoo enclosure rather than a contemporary habitat setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, watching a chained ape from outside the enclosure as the animal shifts and bends behind barriers.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a silhouetted ape, wall, chain, metal bars, fence lines, enclosure railings, greenery, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has heavy grain, uneven exposure, green color cast, handheld framing, and deep shadows that emphasize its home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, historical insert, or reflective beat in a sequence about zoo conditions or animal confinement.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a chained primate in a public zoo enclosure, offering social context on how animals were displayed to visitors.
Research note: Review copyright status separately from likeness and property issues, as visitors may be present but no logos or clear private property are visible.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s Quebec zoo 8mm footage, chained chimpanzee home movie, ape behind bars, and vintage animal enclosure film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Quebec 1952 zoo material, then broader vintage zoo or animal captivity footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Quebec zoo footage showing a dark ape silhouette beside a greenish wall with a chain in the background. — A silhouetted ape stands near the enclosure wall as a chain runs behind it.

The ape appears bent forward inside the Quebec zoo enclosure, partly obscured by darkness and film shadow. — The chained ape bends forward against the dim wall of the enclosure.

A dark, partially obscured ape figure stands near a low wall and chain in the 1952 Quebec zoo footage. — The ape is largely in shadow beside the low enclosure wall and visible chain.

A shadowed ape is seen behind vertical bars in the Quebec zoo enclosure, with railing and greenery beyond. — The ape appears behind bars as the home-movie camera looks through the enclosure fence.

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