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Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Adult Bear Behind Wire Fencing Outdoors Moving

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

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Adult Bear Behind Wire Fencing Outdoors Moving — Clip Details

A dark bear moves behind chain-link fencing in this 1958 8mm home movie footage from Cheyenne County, Kansas. The animal's silhouette is visible through the wire mesh, with a distinct blue-purple color cast typical of vintage film. The grainy, low-light quality and slight camera shake suggest handheld recording at a zoo or wildlife enclosure. The bear shifts position across the frames, its head and body partially obscured by the fencing, creating a sense of confinement. This archival clip captures a quiet moment of wildlife observation from the late 1950s, with the film's natural imperfections adding to its nostalgic authenticity.

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
125880863

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

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

  • animal
  • zoo
  • nature
  • wildlife
  • adult
  • bear
  • wire
  • fencing
  • outdoors
  • moving
  • head
  • animals
  • cheyenne county kansas
  • 1958
  • 1958 zoo footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • bear behind fence
  • chain-link enclosure
  • 1950s wildlife
  • animal enclosure
  • vintage home movie
  • archival footage
  • retro film
  • animal in cage
  • 8mm home movie
  • classic film
  • nostalgic footage
  • wildlife documentary
  • old film
  • animal behavior
  • vintage camera
  • 1950s Americana
  • animal in captivity

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s wildlife, zoo, or roadside attraction sequences needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of a bear behind fencing.
Period detail
The 1958 home-movie source and chain-link enclosure may show mid-century visitor filming at a zoo or wildlife pen, though no signs or landmarks are visible.
Home-movie behavior
The clip preserves a handheld visitor's view as the camera watches the bear shift behind the wire rather than staging an animal portrait.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a dark bear silhouette, chain-link fencing, vertical posts or enclosure supports, shadowed background foliage, and blue-purple film color cast.
Film character
The footage has dense grain, low-light exposure, handheld shake, soft focus, and a strong blue-purple cast consistent with aged 8mm color film.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short cutaway for captivity, animal observation, vintage travel, or a quieter memory beat in a 1950s sequence.
Historical context
The scene reflects casual mid-century home-movie documentation of captive wildlife viewing, with the animal mostly obscured by enclosure mesh.
Research note
No people, faces, logos, or readable property identifiers are visible, but animal enclosure location and copyright status should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match
Likely matches searches for 1958 8mm bear behind fence, vintage zoo bear footage, Cheyenne County Kansas home movie wildlife, and mid-century animal enclosure film.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1958 Cheyenne County Kansas footage, then with vintage zoo or captive wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A dark bear stands behind chain-link fencing in 1958 home-movie footage from Cheyenne County, Kansas.
Bear partly silhouetted behind wire fencing in a dim outdoor enclosure.
The bear remains mostly in shadow behind the wire mesh, with enclosure supports crossing the 1958 Kansas frame.
Bear body obscured by chain-link mesh and enclosure supports.
A dark bear shifts position behind the fence, filmed from a handheld visitor perspective in 1958 Cheyenne County, Kansas footage.
Bear moving behind the wire fence in a shadowed enclosure.
The bear fills much of the frame behind chain-link fencing, its outline softened by grain, shadow, and blue-purple color shift.
Close view of the bear's dark form behind chain-link fencing.

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