Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Ostrich And Goats Behind Wire Fence

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

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Ostrich And Goats Behind Wire Fence — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures an ostrich and goats behind a wire fence at a zoo or animal enclosure in Cheyenne County, Kansas. The grainy, slightly faded footage shows the ostrich looking curiously through the mesh while goats move in the background. The natural lighting and muted colors evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, with the animals appearing calm and contained. This authentic slice of mid-century Americana offers raw, unfiltered footage ideal for historical or documentary projects.

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: 125881008

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: 1950s 8mm animal-enclosure footage for documentary or educational projects needing a brief zoo, roadside attraction, or rural Americana cutaway.
Period detail: The wire mesh fencing, muted color, and home-movie framing may show a modest mid-century animal enclosure in Cheyenne County, Kansas.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from outside the fence, lingering on the ostrich and nearby goats with the informal pacing of a visitor-shot home movie.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an ostrich close to wire mesh, goats behind lower fencing, dirt paths, fence posts, enclosure rails, and shaded greenery beyond.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, faded color, slight blur, and uneven exposure that give the animal scene a clear physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for zoo visits, animal displays, rural travel, or mid-century family footage.
Historical context: The footage reflects a casual view of contained animals in a public or private enclosure, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact facility.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 8mm ostrich footage, Cheyenne County Kansas zoo animals, goats behind fence, and vintage home movie animal enclosure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel 1958 Kansas travel footage, then other Cheyenne County material, then broader vintage zoo or animal-enclosure home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm frame from Kansas showing an ostrich standing close behind wire fencing in a shaded animal enclosure. — An ostrich stands near the wire fence, partly obscured by the mesh.

Close view of an ostrich behind wire mesh in the Cheyenne County, Kansas home-movie footage from 1958. — The ostrich faces across the enclosure from behind the wire mesh.

Goats move behind lower fencing in the 1958 Kansas animal-enclosure footage, with posts and a dirt path visible. — Several goats are visible behind the fence in the enclosure.

A group of goats appears behind wire fencing in a Kansas animal enclosure, filmed in soft, faded 8mm color. — Goats gather near the fence as the camera holds from outside the enclosure.

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