Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Bear Moving in Stone-Walled Zoo Cage

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

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Bear Moving in Stone-Walled Zoo Cage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a bear moving within a stone-walled enclosure at a zoo in Cheyenne County, Kansas. Viewed through dark vertical bars, the bear’s silhouette shifts against the rough-hewn stone wall, with dim, greenish lighting casting long shadows. The grainy, low-light footage evokes a sense of quiet observation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century wildlife exhibits. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 125880927

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: Supports requests for 1950s 8mm zoo or animal-enclosure footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial cutaway use.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-century zoo exhibit with rough stone walls, heavy vertical bars, and low available light consistent with visitor-shot 1958 home-movie footage.
Home-movie behavior: The viewpoint feels like an unstaged visitor observation, holding on the bear as it shifts in shadow behind the cage bars.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark vertical bars, a stone-walled enclosure, a bear silhouette, dim greenish exposure, a bright stone pillar, and deep shadows.
Film character: The 8mm image has pronounced grain, soft focus, low-light exposure, slight color shift, and a static home-movie framing that adds archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century zoos, captive wildlife, or historic leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects a period zoo display style, showing a bear viewed through heavy bars within a stone enclosure without visible visitors.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should assess copyright status and any location or animal-exhibit context separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 8mm zoo bear cage, vintage Kansas zoo animal enclosure, home movie bear behind bars, and mid-century wildlife exhibit footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Cheyenne County Kansas 1958 footage, then broader 1950s zoo or captive-wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm frame from Cheyenne County, Kansas, showing a dark bear shape behind bars against a rough stone wall. — A bear is barely visible in shadow behind vertical cage bars and stonework.

The bear remains in deep shadow behind bars in a stone-walled enclosure, filmed on 8mm in 1958 Kansas. — The barred enclosure and rough stone wall dominate as the bear shifts in the darkness.

A shadowed bear moves behind the vertical bars of a stone zoo cage in this 1958 Cheyenne County, Kansas, home-movie frame. — The bear is visible as a dark form moving along the stone-walled cage.

The final frame shows the bear in shadow near the right side of the barred stone enclosure, with strong 8mm grain and dim color. — The bear lingers in the darker part of the cage beside the barred stone wall.

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