Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: A Deer Was Inside The Cage And Looking For The

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

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A Deer Was Inside The Cage And Looking For The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a deer inside a cage at an unknown location in Cheyenne County, Kansas. The animal’s dark silhouette is visible through vertical purple bars against a rough stone wall, its head turning slightly as it looks around. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted colors, and a handheld feel, evoking a sense of quiet observation. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of wildlife in captivity, ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or editorial projects exploring mid-century animal exhibits.

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: 125880912

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: 1958 8mm home-movie footage of a deer in a cage supports archival requests for mid-century animal captivity, wildlife exhibit, or rural Kansas cutaway material.
Period detail: The vertical painted bars, rough stone wall, muted color, and 8mm texture may show a small animal enclosure filmed in the late 1950s.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes quietly from outside the bars as the deer turns within the enclosure, giving the clip an unstaged visitor-shot perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark deer silhouette, vertical purple cage bars, a rough stone wall, shadowed enclosure space, and slight head movement.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, cool color shift, uneven exposure, and a handheld stillness typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or reflective cutaway about captive wildlife, animal exhibits, or remembered travel footage.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for how a home-movie camera recorded an enclosed animal without showing visitors, signage, or the broader facility.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable signs are visible, but copyright, location identification, and any property or animal-display permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Kansas 8mm deer in cage, mid-century home movie animal enclosure, and vintage footage captive wildlife.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1958 Cheyenne County material, then with other vintage animal enclosure or wildlife-in-captivity footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A deer appears in silhouette behind vertical cage bars in 1958 8mm footage from Cheyenne County, Kansas. — Deer silhouette seen through cage bars beside a stone wall.

Partially hidden deer inside the barred enclosure.

A dark deer form appears lower in the frame behind vertical bars, with the stone enclosure wall visible in 1958 footage. — The deer moves within the shadowed barred enclosure.

The deer is framed near the right side of the barred enclosure, its dark outline set against stonework in the 1958 Kansas clip. — Deer silhouette framed tightly between cage bars.

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