Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: A Large Animal Moves Inside a Chain-Link Cage

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

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A Large Animal Moves Inside a Chain-Link Cage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a large animal, likely a bear, moving within a chain-link enclosure at what appears to be a zoo or wildlife exhibit in Cheyenne County, Kansas. The footage shows the animal pacing behind the fence, with a hand briefly visible pointing toward it. The image exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: grainy texture, faded color tones with a purple cast, and soft focus. The scene evokes a sense of mid-century Americana and archival curiosity.

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: 125880839

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 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 home-movie footage suited for editorial use around zoo visits, caged wildlife exhibits, and mid-century family travel in Kansas.
Period detail: The chain-link animal enclosure, soft color stock, and visitor viewpoint may show a modest mid-century wildlife or zoo display rather than a staged animal scene.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from outside the fence as a visitor briefly points toward the animal, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie encounter quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include chain-link fencing, vertical metal posts, a large dark animal, shadowed enclosure space, sunlit ground, and a pointing hand near the cage.
Film character: The 8mm scan has coarse grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a faded purple-blue cast that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, insert, or memory beat for archival sequences about roadside zoos, animal exhibits, or family sightseeing.
Historical context: The footage reflects a visitor's view of a confined large animal, offering visual context for how wildlife displays appeared in mid-century amateur films.
Research note: A person is indicated by a visible hand, and animal facility identification is uncertain, so likeness, location, and property context should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1958 Kansas 8mm zoo animal, vintage home movie bear cage, chain-link wildlife enclosure, and mid-century animal exhibit footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Cheyenne County Kansas 1958 material, then broader 1950s zoo or caged wildlife home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Kansas home-movie frame showing a large dark animal behind chain-link fencing in a shadowed enclosure. — A large animal is partially visible behind the fence and vertical posts.

A large animal appears behind chain-link fencing and metal posts in the 1958 Cheyenne County, Kansas footage. — The animal is seen through the enclosure fencing as it moves near the posts.

The home-movie view looks through chain-link fencing toward the animal enclosure, with the animal mostly obscured by posts and blur. — Fence mesh and dark posts dominate the view into the enclosure.

A visitor's hand points toward a large dark animal behind the chain-link enclosure in the 1958 Kansas home movie. — A hand points toward the caged animal as it stands behind the fence.

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