Irvine California-1974: Lions Resting In Enclosure With Classic Cars In Background

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

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Lions Resting In Enclosure With Classic Cars In Background — Clip Details

IRVINE CALIFORNIA-1974: A group of male lions rests in a grassy enclosure, with one standing and another lying down, viewed through a window frame. Classic white American cars from the 1970s are parked on a road in the background, with palm trees and a hillside visible. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a nostalgic scene of wildlife and mid-century Americana, with natural lighting and authentic film grain.

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: 127393892

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: 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 archive requests needing visitor-shot wildlife park or roadside animal-enclosure footage with period cars in view.
Period detail: The white sedans, visible road, palm trees, hillside, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a mid-1970s Irvine, California setting as provided by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the observational feel of a visitor filming through a dark window or vehicle frame while lions rest nearby rather than a staged wildlife sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several resting lions, one standing male lion with a dark mane, grassy ground, rocks, dark window-frame borders, pale 1970s cars, a roadside strip, palms, and a low hillside.
Film character: The clip carries soft 8mm color, mild grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges that give the animal scene a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition linking 1970s family travel, roadside attractions, wildlife parks, and Southern California car-era atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene visually places captive lions beside everyday automobile infrastructure, suggesting a period visitor experience where wildlife viewing and car travel overlap.
Research note: No people, children, logos, or readable brands are visible in these frames, but animal welfare context, location identification, copyright, and any site/property permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1974 Irvine 8mm lions, 1970s California wildlife park home movie, lions with classic cars, and Super 8 roadside animal enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1974 Irvine or Southern California visitor footage, and then with broader 1970s wildlife park, roadside attraction, or classic car material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Irvine, California 8mm frame showing several lions in a grassy enclosure, a standing dark-maned male lion, rocks, a road, and pale cars in the background. — Lions rest near a roadside with period cars behind them.

1974 Irvine, California frame with a male lion standing beside resting lions in grass, seen through dark frame borders with white 1970s cars, palms, and a hillside behind. — A male lion stands while other lions remain on the grass.

1974 Irvine, California 8mm frame showing a dark-maned male lion facing toward the camera, other lions lying in grass, rocks in the foreground, and pale cars along the road behind. — The male lion faces forward among resting lions.

1974 Irvine, California frame showing a closer view of a seated dark-maned male lion with resting lions nearby, grassy ground, dark frame edges, and two pale cars on the road behind. — A seated male lion appears closer to the camera.

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