Racine Wisconsin USA-1972: Wolf Behind Wire Fence at Racine Zoo

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

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Wolf Behind Wire Fence at Racine Zoo — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a wolf in a zoo enclosure in Racine, Wisconsin. The wolf sits calmly behind a wire mesh fence, its light-colored fur contrasting with the stone backdrop. The footage shows the animal shifting its gaze and posture, with a close-up revealing its alert expression. The grainy, slightly faded color and visible film grain evoke a strong sense of nostalgia, offering authentic archival footage of wildlife in captivity during the early 1970s.

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: 124349486

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: Supports requests for early 1970s 8mm zoo footage, wildlife-in-captivity cutaways, or documentary inserts about wolves seen by visitors in Racine, Wisconsin.
Period detail: The visible wire-mesh enclosure, stone backdrop, faded color, and 8mm home-movie texture may show a visitor-recorded zoo scene from the early 1970s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor perspective, holding on the wolf as it sits, looks around, and shifts behind the cage mesh.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a light-colored wolf, wire mesh fencing, stone enclosure walls, a dark den opening, concrete or rock surfaces, and soft daylight.
Film character: The footage has faded 8mm color, visible grain, mild softness, exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or observational insert for zoo visits, captive wildlife, or 1970s family travel footage.
Historical context: The scene documents how a zoo visitor filmed a wolf behind mesh, offering visual context for public display of wildlife without making broader institutional claims.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but animal facility identity and location should be verified separately from copyright and any property permissions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 8mm zoo wolf, Racine Wisconsin zoo enclosure, vintage home movie captive wildlife, and 1970s wolf behind fence.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Racine zoo footage, then broader 1970s zoo or captive wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Racine, Wisconsin 8mm frame of a light-colored wolf seated behind wire mesh in a zoo enclosure. — Wolf sits behind wire mesh beside a stone wall and dark enclosure opening.

Close 8mm view of a wolf looking through zoo enclosure mesh in Racine, Wisconsin, supported by clip metadata. — Close-up of the wolf's face seen through the wire enclosure.

Soft 8mm frame of the wolf turned away inside a zoo enclosure with mesh and hard enclosure surfaces visible. — The wolf turns away within the mesh-fronted enclosure.

1972 Racine, Wisconsin zoo frame showing a wolf facing the camera behind wire mesh against a pale stone backdrop. — Wolf faces the camera from behind the enclosure mesh.

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