Colorado USA-1959: Bears Relaxing In An Enclosed Area Then Llamas Standing On

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationColorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Bears Relaxing In An Enclosed Area Then Llamas Standing On — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a serene zoo scene in Colorado. The clip opens with several black bears resting and playing in a sunlit, enclosed concrete enclosure bordered by chain-link fencing. The scene then transitions to a grassy outdoor area where a fluffy white llama stands near a small pond, with other llamas and a dark-colored alpaca grazing nearby. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color grading with faded greens and purples, natural film grain, and a slightly soft focus, evoking a nostalgic 1950s family vacation feel. Ideal for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 124936779

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1704 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: 1
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: colorado
Date: 1959 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Colorado, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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: 1950s Colorado zoo home-movie footage for productions needing animal enclosure cutaways, family-vacation context, or mid-century public leisure atmosphere.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, fencing, concrete bear area, and grassy llama enclosure may show a late-1950s zoo visit as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, lingering on bears at rest and llamas by water rather than presenting arranged wildlife behavior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include black bears on concrete, chain-link fencing, a white llama by a pond, darker grazing animals, shade trees, grass, enclosure barriers, and distant visitors.
Film character: The footage has a faded 8mm color palette, purple-green cast, visible grain, soft focus, and slight handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief animal cutaway, zoo visit insert, travel-memory transition, or quiet mid-century family footage beat.
Historical context: The scenes reflect a visitor view of zoo animal enclosures in Colorado, with barriers and open viewing areas visible but no specific institution confirmed.
Research note: People appear distantly in the background, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance remains separate from location or subject permissions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 Colorado 8mm zoo footage, vintage home movie bears, mid-century llama enclosure, and 1950s family vacation animals.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Colorado 1959 zoo or travel footage, then broader vintage animal-enclosure and family-vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Colorado zoo home-movie frame showing a white llama at the pond edge with other enclosure animals behind it. — A white llama stands near the water while other animals remain in the shaded enclosure behind it.

1959 Colorado zoo frame with a white llama by a small pond and a darker animal grazing or drinking nearby. — The white llama faces the pond as a darker animal bends down near the waterline.

Vintage 1959 Colorado zoo frame showing a white llama at the pond edge with llamas or alpacas in the background. — A llama stands beside the pond while other hoofed animals gather in the shade beyond it.

1959 Colorado zoo home-movie frame showing black bears in a concrete enclosure with chain-link fencing and distant visitors. — Black bears rest and move around a concrete enclosure bordered by fencing, with visitors faintly visible beyond.

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