Yellowstone Wyoming USA-1967: Two Black Bear Cubs Resting In Grass

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationYellowstone, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Yellowstone Wyoming

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Two Black Bear Cubs Resting In Grass — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures two black bear cubs in Yellowstone National Park. The first frame shows a cub walking across a paved road near a classic American car, while subsequent frames reveal the cubs in a grassy clearing near a vehicle, one sitting and the other standing. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight motion blur, and warm, faded colors typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. The cubs appear curious and alert, exploring their surroundings near human presence. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of wildlife behavior in the 1960s, perfect for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124627670

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: 1967 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: Yellowstone, Wyoming, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie wildlife footage for edits needing Yellowstone black bear cubs near visitors and roadside park traffic.
Period detail: The visible vehicle edge, handheld framing, and faded 8mm color may show a mid-1960s national park visitor scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor viewpoint as bear cubs move through grass close to a parked vehicle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two black bear cubs, dry grass, roadside ground, trees, a vehicle edge, bright sunlight, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has warm faded color, visible grain, soft focus, exposure shifts, and slight motion blur typical of scanned small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition into a discussion of visitor encounters in national parks.
Historical context: The frames show close proximity between wildlife and vehicles, offering visual context for mid-century park tourism without proving specific policy or incident history.
Research note: No people or readable brands are visible, but vehicle/property and wildlife-use context should still be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1967 Yellowstone home movie bears, 8mm black bear cubs near car, vintage national park wildlife, and 1960s roadside bear footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1967 Yellowstone material, then broader vintage park wildlife or road-trip sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black bear cub in a grassy Yellowstone roadside setting, filmed in 1967 on 8mm with dark frame edges and warm color. — A black bear cub stands in grass near a shaded roadside edge.

Two black bear cubs move through a grassy Yellowstone clearing near a vehicle, captured in warm 1967 home-movie color. — Two bear cubs are visible in grass near a vehicle at the edge of the frame.

Two black bear cubs stand in dry grass near a parked vehicle in 1967 Yellowstone visitor-shot footage. — The cubs remain near dry grass and the side of a parked vehicle.

A blurred handheld 8mm frame shows roadside vegetation and ground as the camera moves away from the bear scene. — The camera shifts quickly, leaving a blurred view of roadside vegetation.

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