Irvine California-1974: Lions Resting On Grass Near Drive-Through Safari

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIrvine, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Irvine California

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Lions Resting On Grass Near Drive-Through Safari — Clip Details

IRVINE CALIFORNIA-1974: Lions rest on grass beside a road as a vintage green station wagon passes by. Shot on 8mm film, this home movie captures a candid wildlife moment at what appears to be a drive-through safari park. The lions, including a male with a full mane, lounge calmly while tourists observe from their car. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, evoking a nostalgic 1970s Americana experience. The scene blends wildlife and human interaction in a classic roadside attraction setting.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127393837

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm footage suited for documentary or educational sequences about roadside safari tourism, captive wildlife viewing, and family travel in Southern California.
Period detail: The green station wagon, drive-through road, faded color, and 8mm texture support a mid-1970s setting in Irvine, California, while the safari park identity is not visually confirmed.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot view from near the roadside as lions lounge calmly and tourists observe from inside a passing car.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include resting lions, a maned male lion, a green station wagon, a paved road edge, grass, rocks, a fallen log, and distant brush.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give the scene a candid home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition between 1970s family tourism and animal-attraction material.
Historical context: The scene reflects a 1970s style of automobile-based wildlife viewing, with visitors separated mainly by the vehicle and road layout visible in frame.
Research note: Human likeness may be present in the car, and the safari location is inferred from metadata; copyright, likeness, and property review should remain separate.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1974 Irvine California 8mm lions, 1970s drive-through safari home movie, vintage safari park tourists, and lions beside station wagon.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel safari footage, then other 1974 Irvine clips, then broader 1970s roadside attraction or captive-wildlife tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Irvine, California 8mm frame showing several lions resting near a road while a green station wagon passes behind them. — Lions lounge near the roadside as a station wagon moves through the safari area.

Several lions rest beside a paved drive-through road in Irvine, California, with a green station wagon and brush behind them. — A group of lions remains at rest near the road as a vehicle passes in the background.

1970s home-movie frame of lions beside grass and a fallen log, with a green station wagon on the drive-through road behind them. — The lions stay clustered near the log and grass while the station wagon remains in view.

A maned lion and another lion rest on grass beside a road in the 1974 Irvine safari scene, with a green station wagon behind them. — Two lions remain on the grass as the vintage station wagon passes behind the roadside enclosure area.

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