Chicago Illinois-1957: Raccoon and Primate in Separate Cages at Animal Park

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Raccoon and Primate in Separate Cages at Animal Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a raccoon perched on a ledge and a primate inside a metal cage at an animal park. The footage shows the raccoon in a sunlit outdoor enclosure with green foliage and chain-link fencing, followed by a shaky, blurred view of trees, then a close-up of the primate behind bars. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American park experience.

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: 124936096

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 2302 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: tw ross
Reel-level year note: 1957
Reel-level location note: morton illinois
Date: 1957 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1957 Chicago animal park clip supports mid-century recreation, zoo visit, and home-movie cutaway requests for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The metal cage bars, chain-link fencing, planted enclosure, and 8mm color rendering may show a mid-1950s public animal park setting.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld framing feels like a visitor quickly recording animals through enclosures rather than a staged wildlife sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a raccoon on a ledge, chain-link fencing, foliage, blurred walkway or enclosure forms, metal bars, and a primate behind a cage front.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, strong contrast, color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld blur that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transitional beat, or memory cutaway for zoo visits, urban recreation, or animal park sequences.
Historical context: The footage places captive animals within a landscaped public leisure setting, reflecting a visitor's view of animal display rather than natural habitat.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location permissions, animal facility identification, and property issues may still need review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1957 Chicago animal park home movie, 8mm zoo enclosure footage, raccoon in cage, and primate behind bars.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Chicago footage, then broader mid-century animal park or zoo visit material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Chicago animal park frame showing a raccoon on a sunlit enclosure ledge with chain-link fence and greenery behind it. — Raccoon stands on a ledge in a fenced outdoor enclosure.

Shaky 1957 Chicago animal park view with blurred foliage, fence lines, and enclosure structures in bright daylight. — Handheld camera passes across foliage and enclosure fencing.

Blurred 8mm frame from the animal park sequence, showing shadowed ground or enclosure surfaces with motion smear. — Motion-blurred transition across a shadowed enclosure area.

1957 Chicago animal park frame showing a primate behind metal cage bars, with fence shadows and enclosure structure visible. — Primate sits behind the bars of a metal enclosure.

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