Grand Canyon Arizona-1972: Lions Relaxing In A Safari Park

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationGrand Canyon, Arizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Lions Relaxing In A Safari Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures two lions resting on a grassy hillside in what appears to be a safari park. The lions lie calmly in the sun, their golden fur contrasting with the green grass and scattered trees. A blue car drives past in the background, suggesting a drive-through wildlife experience. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic 1970s family vacation. The scene is peaceful, with the lions appearing relaxed and undisturbed, offering a rare glimpse of wildlife interaction from a bygone era.

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: 124570486

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

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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: Grand Canyon, Arizona, 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 home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational requests for visitor-shot lion scenes in a drive-through safari-style park.
Period detail: The soft 8mm color, handheld framing, grassy animal enclosure, and passing blue car may show a 1970s family travel view of a wildlife park near the Grand Canyon area.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a visitor filming from a distance as lions rest and shift calmly on a sunny hillside.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include resting lions, green grass, pale dirt patches, scattered trees, palm-like trunks, a sloped enclosure, and a blue car in the background.
Film character: The footage carries warm 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, handheld movement, and exposure shifts that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition within a sequence about 1970s road trips and animal parks.
Historical context: The scene reflects a visitor perspective on captive or managed big-cat viewing, with a car visible beyond the lions suggesting a drive-through wildlife setting.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but animal-park identity, location, property context, and copyright status should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 8mm lions relaxing, Grand Canyon Arizona safari park, vintage home movie wildlife, and 1970s drive-through animal park.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1972 Grand Canyon or Arizona travel footage, then with other vintage safari-park animal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm frame of two lions lying on a grassy slope in a safari-style park near the Grand Canyon area. — Two lions rest close together on a green hillside with trees behind them.

A resting lion on a grassy safari-park slope, with a blue car partly visible in the background. — A lion remains stretched out on the hillside as a blue car passes at the edge of the frame.

1972 8mm view of several lions gathered near trees and rocks in a safari-style park setting. — Several lions cluster near trees and low rocks in the grassy enclosure.

Lions resting and shifting on a grassy hillside in a 1972 8mm safari-park home movie frame. — Lions rest and move along the hillside near trees and rocks.

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