Grand Canyon Arizona-1972: Lions and Tiger Resting in Grass Enclosure

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

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Lions and Tiger Resting in Grass Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a group of lions resting in a grassy enclosure with palm trees and rocks, followed by a tiger lying in the grass. The footage shows natural animal behavior in a zoo-like setting, with warm, slightly faded colors and visible film grain characteristic of Super 8 home movies. The camera remains mostly static, offering a candid glimpse of wildlife from a personal perspective.

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: 124570492

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: 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: Useful for 1970s archival edits needing visitor-shot zoo or captive wildlife footage with lions and a tiger in a grassy enclosure.
Period detail: The faded 8mm color, soft focus, and home-movie framing support the listed 1972 period, while the enclosure landscaping may show a roadside or zoo-style wildlife attraction.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the candid feel of a visitor filming resting big cats from a public viewing area rather than staged wildlife photography.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include resting lions, a tiger in grass, palm trees, rocks, enclosure terrain, shadows, and soft green hillside background.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture with visible grain, slight softness, warm faded color, and brief static framing typical of family-shot travel film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for stories about 1970s travel, animal attractions, zoos, or captive wildlife.
Historical context: The footage reflects a personal travel-film view of big cats in a landscaped enclosure, without enough visual evidence to identify the facility or exact attraction.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or animal-facility permissions separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1972 8mm zoo footage, vintage lions in enclosure, Super 8 tiger resting, Grand Canyon Arizona travel home movie, and 1970s captive wildlife.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1972 Grand Canyon or Arizona travel scenes, then broader 1970s zoo and wildlife-attraction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm home-movie frame showing lions lying in a grassy enclosure with palm trees and rocks in the background. — Lions rest on grass in a landscaped enclosure with palms and rocks behind them.

1972 8mm frame of lions resting in a grassy zoo-like enclosure, with palms, rocks, and sloping green terrain visible. — Lions remain still in the grass as the camera looks across the enclosure.

1972 8mm home-movie frame showing a tiger resting in a grassy enclosure, partly shaded and softened by film blur. — A tiger rests low in the grass, partly obscured by shadow and foreground plants.

1972 8mm frame of a tiger resting in grass and facing the camera within a green, zoo-like enclosure. — The tiger faces the camera while lying in grass near low vegetation.

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