Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Emu And Bear In Fenced Zoo Enclosures

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationCheyenne, Kansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Kansas

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Emu And Bear In Fenced Zoo Enclosures — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of an emu behind a wire fence, its dark feathers and long neck visible through the grid. The scene transitions to a bear roaring inside a chain-link enclosure, its mouth wide open in a powerful display. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted colors, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic look at mid-century zoo life in Cheyenne County, Kansas. The raw, unfiltered quality makes it ideal for historical documentaries, archival projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 125880825

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Cheyenne, Kansas, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm zoo footage for documentary or educational edits needing brief animal enclosure cutaways from a Midwestern home-movie reel.
Period detail: The wire and chain-link cages, muted color, and close handheld framing may show mid-century small-zoo viewing conditions in Cheyenne County, Kansas.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, pausing close to fenced animals as the camera records what caught attention during a zoo outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an emu behind a square wire fence, grass and cage posts, chain-link barriers, and a bear opening its mouth inside an enclosure.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short animal insert, zoo transition, or memory beat within sequences about travel, childhood visits, or captive wildlife.
Historical context: The frames offer visual context for casual zoo spectatorship and animal display practices as seen through a 1958 home-movie camera.
Research note: No people, brands, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, animal facility context, and location claims should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Kansas zoo footage, 8mm emu behind fence, vintage bear enclosure, and mid-century home movie animals.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Cheyenne County Kansas 1958 material, then broader 1950s zoo or captive wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Cheyenne County, Kansas 8mm frame showing an emu close behind a square wire fence with grass and cage posts visible. — Emu viewed through a wire fence in a zoo enclosure.

Close 8mm view of an emu behind a fence, with its dark head, long neck, and enclosure grid filling the frame. — Close-up of an emu framed by wire fencing.

1958 Kansas zoo frame showing a bear behind chain-link fencing, mouth open near metal posts inside the enclosure. — Bear seen through chain-link fencing with its mouth open.

Bear in a fenced zoo enclosure faces the camera through chain-link, with metal posts and pale wall surfaces behind it. — Bear facing forward from behind chain-link fencing.

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