Quebec Canada-1952: Chained Chimpanzee Reaching Out In Zoo Enclosure

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

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Chained Chimpanzee Reaching Out In Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a chimpanzee chained inside an enclosure at a zoo or animal exhibit in Quebec, Canada. The primate, with dark fur, reaches upward and shifts its weight on a metal grate platform, its chain visible around its neck. The scene is viewed through a barrier, with greenery and fencing in the background under bright daylight. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This raw, unedited clip offers a poignant glimpse into mid-century animal captivity and home movie documentation.

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: 123332622

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 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: Useful for 1950s editorial projects needing Quebec zoo or animal-captivity home-movie footage as a brief archival insert.
Period detail: The visible metal grate platform, simple fencing, chain restraint, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-century zoo exhibit environment.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing the chimpanzee through a barrier without staged action or direct interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark-furred chimpanzee, neck chain, raised arm, metal grate platform, pipe railing, fencing, trees, and pale gravel paths.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, muted color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, ethical-context insert, or reflective memory beat about zoo display and animal confinement.
Historical context: The scene documents a chimpanzee in a restrained zoo-like enclosure, offering visual context for mid-century public animal exhibition practices.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but users should review copyright status and any location or property considerations separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm Quebec zoo footage, chained chimpanzee enclosure, vintage animal captivity, and home-movie wildlife exhibit scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Quebec 1952 zoo material, then broader vintage animal enclosure or captivity footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Quebec home-movie frame showing a chained chimpanzee reaching upward inside a zoo-like enclosure. — A chained chimpanzee stands on a grated platform inside an enclosure.

1952 Quebec frame of a chained chimpanzee shifting beside a metal rail in a zoo-like enclosure. — The chimpanzee shifts position near the railing as the chain remains visible.

1952 Quebec home-movie still showing a chained chimpanzee on a raised metal grate in daylight. — The animal stands partly turned away on the metal grate platform.

1952 Quebec frame of a chained chimpanzee leaning near a metal rail inside a zoo-like enclosure. — The chimpanzee lowers near the railing within the fenced enclosure.

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