Irvine California-1974: Chimpanzees on Tree Branch and Lion Cubs in Field

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

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Chimpanzees on Tree Branch and Lion Cubs in Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures two chimpanzees interacting in a naturalistic enclosure. One chimp climbs a bare tree branch while another reaches up, appearing to assist. The scene transitions to two lion cubs walking and playing across a grassy savanna-like landscape. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly faded look, offering authentic archival wildlife footage from a private collection.

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: 127394155

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: 1970s 8mm wildlife-park footage useful for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing visitor-shot animal behavior in Southern California.
Period detail: The rounded 8mm frame edges, faded color, and zoo-like open habitats support a 1974 home-movie reading, while no specific signage or landmark is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor perspective, observing chimpanzees climbing and reaching in one enclosure before cutting to lion cubs moving through grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include chimpanzees on bare branches, grassy hills, rocks, sparse trees, two lion cubs, and a handheld split-frame contact-sheet view.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, muted warm color, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief wildlife insert, zoo-visit cutaway, animal behavior transition, or 1970s home-movie memory beat.
Historical context: The frames show captive or managed wildlife settings with naturalistic enclosures, reflecting a visitor's view of animal displays rather than wild habitat.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable property markers are visible, but users should verify copyright, location context, and any zoo or animal-use sensitivities.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1974 8mm Irvine California wildlife park footage, chimpanzees climbing branches, lion cubs playing in grass, and vintage zoo home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other Irvine 1974 animal scenes, then broader 1970s zoo, wildlife park, or home-movie animal material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Irvine 8mm frame showing chimpanzees on bare tree branches against a grassy hillside in a naturalistic enclosure. — Chimpanzees climb and reach around bare branches in a grassy enclosure.

1974 Irvine home-movie frame with two chimpanzees climbing separate bare branches in a grassy zoo-like setting. — Two chimpanzees move on tall bare branches with a grassy slope behind them.

1974 Irvine 8mm frame showing two lion cubs moving across grass in a savanna-like managed landscape. — Two lion cubs walk through grass with a pale hillside in the background.

1974 Irvine home-movie frame of two lion cubs crossing a grassy enclosure with a soft, faded 8mm look. — Lion cubs move together across a grassy enclosure near the end of the clip.

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