New Hampshire-1971: Bear Lying On Wooden Aerial Platform At Clark's Trading Post

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationNew Hampshire, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 New Hampshire

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Bear Lying On Wooden Aerial Platform At Clark's Trading Post — Clip Details

A black bear rests atop a wooden platform at Clark's Trading Post in New Hampshire, 1971. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the bear lying calmly under a cloudy sky, with the iconic sign clearly visible. The vintage aesthetic includes natural film grain and slightly faded colors, evoking a nostalgic mid-20th century home movie feel. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of a bear in captivity at a popular tourist attraction, showcasing the era's approach to wildlife displays.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125771625

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: New Hampshire, 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: 1971 New Hampshire 8mm footage suited to documentary or education requests for roadside attractions, captive wildlife displays, and visitor-shot tourist material.
Period detail: The Clark's Trading Post sign, wooden platform, faded color, and 8mm framing support the stated 1971 New Hampshire home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on the bear and sign as a tourist might record a memorable attraction stop.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bear, elevated wooden platform, Clark's Trading Post sign, cloudy sky, trees, poles, support braces, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, handheld framing, and exposure shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, insert, or memory beat for tourism, roadside attractions, animal captivity, or early 1970s travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a bear presented at a public attraction, reflecting visible tourist display practices without making claims beyond the frames and metadata.
Research note: The Clark's Trading Post name and sign are visible, so trademark, location, and animal-display context should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 New Hampshire 8mm bear footage, Clark's Trading Post home movie, captive bear tourist attraction, and vintage roadside wildlife display.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel New Hampshire travel footage, then Clark's Trading Post or 1971 regional material, then broader roadside attraction or captive animal themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 New Hampshire 8mm frame showing a black bear on an elevated wooden platform at Clark's Trading Post beneath overcast clouds. — A bear rests above the Clark's Trading Post sign on a raised wooden platform.

Visitor-shot 8mm view of a black bear lying on the Clark's Trading Post platform in New Hampshire, with the sign partly readable. — The bear remains still on the sign structure while the camera holds the wider view.

Close 1971 New Hampshire 8mm frame of the bear stretched along the wooden platform above the Clark's Trading Post sign. — A closer frame emphasizes the bear lying across the platform above the sign.

Close 8mm frame from Clark's Trading Post showing the bear lying above the sign, with New Hampshire location supported by metadata. — The final frame holds on the bear above the Trading Post lettering.

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