Quebec Canada-1952: Chimpanzee Struggling With Leash In Enclosure

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

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Chimpanzee Struggling With Leash In Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a chimpanzee struggling within a confined enclosure in Quebec, Canada. The primate, restrained by a chain leash, appears distressed, vocalizing with its mouth open while gripping a vertical pole. The footage, marked by grainy Super 8 quality and natural lighting, shows the animal moving restlessly against a backdrop of wooden walls and green foliage. This raw, unfiltered archival clip offers a poignant glimpse into mid-century animal captivity, evoking themes of confinement and animal welfare.

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: 123332700

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: 1950s Quebec 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief archival view of a captive chimpanzee restrained inside an enclosure.
Period detail: The wooden enclosure, chain restraint, soft daylight, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century home-movie setting, with the 1952 Quebec date supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects an unstaged visitor perspective, with the camera observing the chimpanzee's restless movement rather than presenting a formal zoo display.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a chimpanzee, chain leash, vertical metal pole, dark enclosure wall, wood boards, wire or mesh flooring, and bright foliage beyond an opening.
Film character: The footage has dense grain, uneven exposure, dark edges, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for themes of animal captivity, zoo visits, confinement, or mid-century leisure footage.
Historical context: The images show a restrained chimpanzee in a confined setting, offering visual context for past animal display practices without proving the institution or conditions beyond the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but animal welfare sensitivity and property or location identification should still be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1952 Quebec 8mm chimpanzee enclosure, vintage home movie captive primate, and mid-century zoo animal leash footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1952 Quebec material, then related archival clips of zoo visits, primates, animal enclosures, or captivity themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing a chimpanzee low in a dark enclosure near a vertical pole and visible chain restraint. — The chimpanzee appears partly hidden in shadow beside the pole and chain inside the enclosure.

1952 Quebec 8mm frame with a chimpanzee low on wire flooring inside a dark enclosure, near a chain and vertical pole. — The chimpanzee is seen low against the enclosure floor, with the chain and pole visible nearby.

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing a chimpanzee with mouth open, gripping a vertical pole in a confined enclosure. — The chimpanzee faces the camera with its mouth open while holding the vertical pole.

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing a chimpanzee near a vertical pole, mouth open, with a chain and enclosure wall behind. — The chimpanzee remains close to the pole, framed by the dark wall and bright opening beyond.

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