Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Bears Inside The Zoo Cage

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

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Bears Inside The Zoo Cage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a dimly lit zoo enclosure in Cheyenne County, Kansas. Through dark vertical bars, a large bear is visible inside a stone-walled cage, its silhouette moving slowly against the rough, textured stonework. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted greenish color tones, and low-light conditions, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The bear remains mostly in shadow, creating a mysterious and somber atmosphere. This authentic 1950s home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-century zoo life and animal captivity, ideal for historical documentaries, retro nostalgia projects, or editorial content on animal welfare.

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: 125880932

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

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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 a brief view of a bear behind enclosure bars.
Period detail: The stone-walled animal enclosure and dark metal bars may show a mid-century small zoo or park exhibit as captured in 1958 home-movie footage.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor position outside the cage, observing the shadowed bear through bars without staged action or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include vertical cage bars, rough stone walls, dark den openings, a shadowed bear form, low enclosure ledges, and greenish low-light film color.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, dim exposure, green color shift, and handheld framing that mark it as physical home-movie footage.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century zoo visits, animal captivity, or archival park scenes.
Historical context: The footage offers a cautious visual record of a 1958 zoo enclosure, emphasizing the confined stone-and-bar setting rather than broader claims about the facility.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or animal-exhibit permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1958 8mm zoo bear cage, Kansas home movie zoo enclosure, vintage bear behind bars, and mid-century animal exhibit footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Cheyenne County or 1958 Kansas footage, then broader vintage zoo, park, animal enclosure, or captivity themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

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

1958 Kansas zoo enclosure frame with vertical bars, rough stone blocks, dark interior spaces, and a mostly obscured bear area. — Bars and stonework dominate the dim enclosure, with the animal mostly hidden in shadow.

Visitor-shot 1958 8mm view of a bear enclosure in Kansas, with bars crossing a rough stone wall and a dark animal silhouette below. — A dark bear silhouette appears low in the barred stone enclosure.

Final 1958 Kansas 8mm frame showing the barred zoo cage, rough stone backdrop, and a shadowed bear form near the enclosure floor. — The bear remains mostly in shadow as the camera looks through the cage bars.

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