Irvine California-1974: Red Hartebeest Resting and Three Lions at Zoo

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIrvine, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Irvine California

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Red Hartebeest Resting and Three Lions at Zoo — Clip Details

IRVINE CALIFORNIA-1974: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a serene moment at a zoo, featuring a red hartebeest resting on grassy terrain. The scene transitions to a roadside enclosure where three lions interact near a light green station wagon, with visitors observing from inside. Shot on Super 8 film, the clip exhibits natural colors, film grain, and a nostalgic, observational style typical of 1970s amateur recordings. The footage offers authentic wildlife and human interaction at a mid-century zoo, 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: 127393824

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1974 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: Irvine, California, 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: Useful for 1970s Southern California zoo or safari-park sequences needing visitor-shot animal footage with cars and roadside enclosures.
Period detail: The light green station wagon, Super 8 color, and drive-through zoo setting support a mid-1970s visual read consistent with the supplied Irvine, California metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a visitor filming from a car or path as animals rest and shift near the roadway.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a resting antelope, three lions, grassy enclosure ground, roadside pavement, scattered rocks, a fallen log, and a pale green station wagon.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for zoo visits, wildlife tourism, or family travel in the 1970s.
Historical context: The footage shows a drive-through-style animal setting where visitors and large animals appear close together, reflecting period zoo-viewing practices without claiming institutional details.
Research note: People appear inside the vehicle, so likeness review may be needed; visible animals and vehicle do not resolve copyright, property, or location permissions.
Research search match: Searches for 1970s Irvine zoo home movie, Super 8 lions near car, drive-through safari park footage, or vintage California wildlife attraction may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1974 Irvine zoo footage, then with broader 1970s zoo, safari park, and family travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A red hartebeest-like antelope rests on grass in 1974 Irvine zoo footage, framed in soft Super 8 color. — A horned antelope rests on open ground inside a zoo enclosure.

Three lions lie or sit beside a paved zoo roadway, with a pale green station wagon and visitors visible behind them. — Lions rest near the roadside as a station wagon passes or pauses behind them.

Several lions are grouped near a fallen log in the Irvine zoo setting, with a pale green station wagon visible in the background. — Lions cluster beside the road while visitors watch from a nearby station wagon.

Three lions shift positions on the grass beside a zoo roadway, with visitors visible inside a pale green station wagon. — The lions remain close to the roadway and vehicle in a drive-through-style enclosure.

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