Racine Wisconsin USA-1972: Animals In A Cage

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationRacine, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Racine Wisconsin

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Animals In A Cage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of an elephant behind metal bars, its wrinkled skin and calm eye visible through the cage. The scene transitions to a wolf in a separate enclosure, standing alert behind a wire mesh fence. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted greenish tones, and the characteristic flicker of old film, evoking a nostalgic look at zoo animals from the early 1970s. The handheld camera movement adds to the authentic, personal feel of this archival home movie.

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: 124349483

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Racine, Wisconsin, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm zoo-animal footage for documentary inserts, education sequences, or archive cutaways about captive wildlife and family visits in Racine, Wisconsin.
Period detail: The metal cage bars, wire enclosure, muted color, and handheld 8mm look may show a small zoo or animal exhibit as filmed by a visitor in the early 1970s.
Home-movie behavior: The close framing and brief animal-to-animal move suggest a visitor recording memorable zoo sights rather than staged wildlife behavior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant eye and wrinkled skin behind bars, dark film edges, a wire mesh enclosure, a standing wolf, pale masonry or tile wall, and greenish film cast.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, flicker, uneven exposure, and green-blue color shift that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat between broader zoo, animal captivity, or 1970s family-outing material.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for how zoo animals were encountered by visitors through bars and mesh enclosures, without identifying a specific institution from the frames alone.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but animal enclosure location and copyright status should still be reviewed separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1972 8mm zoo animals, elephant behind bars, wolf in enclosure, Racine Wisconsin home movie, and vintage captive wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Racine material, then broader 1970s zoo, animal enclosure, or home-movie outing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Racine 8mm frame showing an elephant's eye and wrinkled face seen through vertical cage bars. — Elephant face partially obscured by metal bars.

Close 8mm view of an elephant behind metal bars, with the eye and forehead partly visible in muted color. — Elephant eye and forehead seen through bars.

1972 home-movie frame with an elephant's wrinkled face and eye framed tightly behind cage bars. — Tight view of the elephant's face behind the enclosure bars.

1972 Racine 8mm frame showing a wolf standing alert behind wire mesh inside a zoo-style enclosure. — Wolf stands behind wire mesh in a separate enclosure.

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