Lincoln Park Illinois USA-1972: Lion, Tiger and Cheetah Exhibits at a 1970s Zoo

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

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Lion, Tiger and Cheetah Exhibits at a 1970s Zoo — Clip Details

LINCOLN PARK ILLINOIS USA-1972: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a quiet day at a zoo, featuring a lion resting on a rocky ledge, a dimly lit informational sign about tigers, and a bright sign identifying a cheetah exhibit. The footage shows naturalistic animal enclosures with rock formations and scattered leaves, shot with the characteristic grain and color palette of 1970s Super 8 film. The camera moves between exhibits, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a classic American zoo experience.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124349185

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: Useful for documentary or educational requests needing early 1970s 8mm zoo footage from Lincoln Park, Illinois, with big-cat exhibits and visitor signage.
Period detail: The home-movie look, exhibit signage, rock-style enclosures and 1972 metadata support a 1970s American zoo setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving between animal enclosures and exhibit signs without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a resting lion, rocky exhibit walls, tiger and cheetah information signs, fallen leaves, grass, shadows and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure and high-contrast color shifts that give the zoo visit a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition or memory beat for zoo visits, animal exhibits, urban parks or 1970s family travel.
Historical context: The frames show big-cat zoo displays with rockwork and public signage, reflecting a visitor view of animal exhibits in the early 1970s.
Research note: No people are visible, but exhibit signs and possible institutional identifiers should be reviewed for copyright, trademark and location-use concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 8mm Lincoln Park zoo footage, vintage big-cat exhibits, lion tiger cheetah signage, and 1970s American zoo home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Lincoln Park 1972 zoo footage, then broader 1970s zoo, animal exhibit or family outing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Lincoln Park zoo footage shows a lion lying on a pale rock ledge in a dim big-cat enclosure. — A lion rests on an artificial rock ledge in a shadowed zoo exhibit.

A tiger exhibit information sign stands under bright light against rockwork in the 1972 Lincoln Park zoo footage. — A lit tiger information sign is filmed in front of a rocky exhibit wall.

The 1972 Lincoln Park zoo clip shows a rocky, leaf-covered enclosure area with roots and deep handheld shadows. — Leaves and rockwork fill a dimly filmed section of the zoo enclosure.

A bright cheetah exhibit sign appears in front of grass and rockwork in the 1972 Lincoln Park zoo home movie. — A cheetah exhibit sign is overexposed in the foreground of a zoo enclosure.

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