Colorado USA-1959: Black Bear Cubs in Zoo Enclosure

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationColorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Black Bear Cubs in Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures black bear cubs in a zoo enclosure. Two cubs rest on a concrete platform while a third stands near the metal fence, with visitors visible in the background. The footage shows natural animal behavior in a classic mid-century zoo setting, with authentic film grain and color saturation typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. The scene evokes a nostalgic look at wildlife exhibits from the late 1950s.

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: 124936787

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 8mm zoo footage for productions needing a brief archival cutaway of black bear cubs in a mid-century animal enclosure.
Period detail: The concrete habitat, metal fencing, visitor walkway, and color 8mm look may show a late-1950s public zoo setting in Colorado.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, observing bear cubs resting and moving without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include black bear cubs, a concrete platform, stepped enclosure edges, metal fencing, planted areas, distant visitors, and strong sun shadows.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight handheld instability, and muted color saturation typical of amateur color film from the period.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short wildlife insert, zoo cutaway, transition beat, or period texture within sequences about leisure, animals, or family travel.
Historical context: The scene documents how visitors encountered captive wildlife in a mid-century zoo environment, with people watching from beyond the enclosure.
Research note: People appear in the background, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 Colorado 8mm zoo footage, black bear cubs in enclosure, vintage home movie wildlife, and mid-century zoo visitors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Colorado 1959 zoo material, then broader vintage wildlife or family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Colorado 8mm frame showing black bear cubs resting and standing inside a concrete zoo enclosure with visitors beyond the fence. — Black bear cubs rest and stand near fencing in a sunlit zoo enclosure.

1959 Colorado zoo footage frame with two black bear cubs low on the concrete and one cub standing near the metal barrier. — One cub stands by the fence while two others remain low on the concrete platform.

1959 Colorado 8mm frame of black bear cubs inside a concrete zoo habitat, with visitors faintly visible behind the enclosure. — The cubs cluster on the platform, framed by enclosure fencing and distant visitors.

1959 Colorado 8mm frame showing a black bear walking across the concrete floor of a zoo enclosure with stepped edges behind it. — A bear walks along the concrete enclosure floor, casting a dark shadow in the sun.

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