Saint Louis Missouri-1966: Black Bear and Man with Blue Macaw

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 Saint Louis Missouri

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Black Bear and Man with Blue Macaw — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1966, this vintage home movie captures a black bear in an enclosure, possibly at a zoo or wildlife park in Saint Louis, Missouri. The bear is seen near a water basin, its dark fur contrasting with the sunlit, earthy tones of the enclosure. The footage transitions to a man outdoors holding a blue and yellow macaw, with trees visible in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: warm color grading, slight grain, and natural light, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory of a family outing. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 125316881

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 2121 · Super 8 · 3″ reel
Original reel label: pigs,clogs,cats,fast moving
Reel-level year note: 1966
Reel-level location note: saint louis
Date: 1966 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: Saint Louis, Missouri, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage useful for productions needing zoo or wildlife-park animal scenes and visitor encounter cutaways in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-1960s family outing setting, with casual outdoor animal viewing, warm daylight, and handheld framing typical of amateur 8mm filming.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot perspective: a bear is filmed through an enclosure setting, followed by a man holding a blue and yellow macaw outdoors.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bear near a basin, enclosure flooring, strong sunlight, a blue and yellow macaw, a man partly in frame, trees, and film gate edges.
Film character: The footage has warm 8mm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, soft focus, and handheld movement that read as original physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for zoo visits, animal attractions, wildlife encounters, or 1960s leisure footage.
Historical context: The scenes reflect casual public animal display and visitor interaction as seen through a home-movie camera, without confirming the specific facility from the frames alone.
Research note: Human likeness is visible in the macaw frames, and animal venue identity is not confirmed; copyright, likeness, and location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1966 Saint Louis 8mm zoo footage, black bear enclosure home movie, man holding macaw, and 1960s animal attraction film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Saint Louis 1966 footage, then broader 1960s zoo, wildlife park, bird handling, or family outing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A black bear stands near a water basin in what appears to be a zoo or wildlife enclosure in 1966 Saint Louis footage. — Black bear near a basin inside a sunlit animal enclosure.

Black bear seen in profile under strong sunlight.

A person lifts or holds a blue and yellow macaw outdoors, with trees and soft 8mm focus in the background. — A blue and yellow macaw is held up against a leafy outdoor background.

A man stands partly in frame while holding a blue and yellow macaw outdoors in the 1966 Saint Louis home-movie footage. — Man holding a blue and yellow macaw with trees behind him.

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