Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Tiger in Zoo Cage

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

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Tiger in Zoo Cage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures the silhouette of a large feline, likely a tiger, inside a barred enclosure at a zoo in Cheyenne County, Kansas. The grainy, green-tinged footage shows the animal pacing slowly behind the cage bars, its dark form contrasting against the stone wall visible through the window. The dim lighting and analog film texture evoke a nostalgic, archival mood, offering a rare glimpse into mid-century wildlife 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: 125880942

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 home-movie footage for productions needing a brief zoo-animal enclosure cutaway or archival wildlife exhibit insert.
Period detail: The barred cage, rough stone backdrop and dim available light may show a mid-century zoo exhibit as captured by a visitor camera.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor pausing briefly to film a large cat pacing behind bars rather than a staged wildlife scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark feline silhouette, vertical cage bars, window-like openings, a stone wall beyond the enclosure, deep shadows and green-tinted film color.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries heavy grain, soft focus, low exposure and green color shift that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, mood insert, transition beat or visual memory of older zoo displays.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests an older zoo viewing area where the animal is seen mainly as a silhouette through heavy bars.
Research note: No people, faces or logos are visible, but animal, zoo location and property context should still be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm zoo footage, tiger in cage home movie, vintage wildlife enclosure and Cheyenne County Kansas animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with 1958 Cheyenne County Kansas material, then with other vintage zoo or captive wildlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm frame from Kansas metadata showing a large feline silhouette inside a barred zoo enclosure. — A large cat appears in silhouette behind cage bars against a stone backdrop.

The animal is seen in profile near the barred opening of the enclosure.

The large feline appears lower in the frame behind the bars, partly obscured by deep shadows and film grain. — The cat shifts lower behind the barred structure in the dark enclosure.

The animal is partly obscured in silhouette near the right side of the barred enclosure, with stonework visible through the openings. — The cat moves partly out of view beside the bars and stone background.

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