Lincoln Park Illinois USA-1972: Lion Taking A Nap In A Cave In His Enclosure In

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationLincoln Park, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Lincoln Park Illinois

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Lion Taking A Nap In A Cave In His Enclosure In — Clip Details

LINCOLN PARK ILLINOIS USA-1972: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a lion resting in its rocky enclosure at the zoo. The footage shows the lion sleeping on a stone ledge within a cave-like habitat, with a nearby informational sign detailing its species and natural range. Shot on 8mm film, the clip features the characteristic grain, color shifts, and soft focus of 1970s home movies, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a classic zoo experience. The scene is quiet and still, with the lion appearing relaxed and undisturbed.

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: 124349182

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 1405 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: planes,lake geneva,colby,brookfield zoo,shrman,lincoln park
Reel-level year note: 1972
Reel-level location note: illinois
Date: 1972 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: Lincoln Park, Illinois, 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: 1970s 8mm zoo footage for documentary or educational sequences needing a quiet animal-enclosure cutaway from Lincoln Park, Illinois.
Period detail: The zoo habitat sign, cave-like masonry enclosure, and 8mm color rendering may show a 1972 visitor view of a lion exhibit.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor position, first lingering on the exhibit sign and then settling on the sleeping lion inside the enclosure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lion exhibit sign, grass, fallen leaves, rockwork, a cave opening, a stone ledge, the resting lion, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, slight color shift, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a zoo cutaway, animal-resting insert, quiet transition, or reflective memory beat in a 1970s family or public-leisure sequence.
Historical context: The footage records a visitor-facing zoo display with an informational animal sign and a rocky enclosure, reflecting how the exhibit appeared to the camera in 1972.
Research note: No people are visible, but the zoo setting and exhibit signage should still be reviewed for copyright, location, and property-related use considerations.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1972 8mm Lincoln Park zoo lion, vintage home movie sleeping lion enclosure, and 1970s zoo animal sign footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Lincoln Park zoo material, then broader vintage zoo and animal-enclosure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Lincoln Park zoo visitor footage shows a lion exhibit sign on a post before dark rockwork and grass. — A lion information sign stands in front of the rocky zoo enclosure.

The camera holds on the lion exhibit sign, with grass, leaves, and a rocky enclosure visible behind it. — The visitor camera lingers on the lion display sign near the enclosure.

A lion rests on a stone ledge inside the cave-like zoo habitat, with the exhibit sign partly visible behind the frame overlap. — A lion sleeps on a ledge within the rocky enclosure.

The final frame shows the lion lying still on a raised stone ledge inside the dim, rocky enclosure. — The resting lion remains still inside the cave-like habitat.

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