Irvine California-1974: Lioness Resting in Grass and Wildflowers

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

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Lioness Resting in Grass and Wildflowers — Clip Details

A young lioness rests in tall grass and wildflowers, her gaze fixed intently off-camera in this 1974 8mm home movie from Irvine, California. Shot on vintage Super 8 film, the clip captures the animal in a naturalistic setting with dense green foliage in the background. The footage exhibits classic 8mm grain, slight color fading, and a quiet, observational mood, offering a rare glimpse of wildlife in a suburban environment. This archival home movie footage is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and historical storytelling.

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: 127394207

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 archival requests needing wildlife or zoo-animal cutaways from amateur 8mm footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the soft 8mm color, grain, and contact-frame look; the 1974 Irvine, California context is supported by clip metadata rather than distinct landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds quietly on the lioness from a visitor or observer position, giving the moment an unstaged home-movie feel rather than a directed wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Across the frames, a lioness rests in tall grass with small yellow wildflowers, dense shrubs or trees behind her, soft daylight, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, muted color, slight softness, and stable but handmade framing that reads as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, observational cutaway, transition from suburban history to animal imagery, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The clip may show a captive or managed wildlife setting in Irvine, but the frames do not identify a specific facility, enclosure, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any animal-location or property permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1974 8mm lioness footage, Irvine California wildlife home movie, vintage lion in grass, and 1970s amateur animal film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1974 Irvine material, and then with vintage wildlife, zoo, or animal-observation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Irvine 8mm frame showing a lioness resting in tall grass and small wildflowers, with dense foliage in the background. — A lioness lies low in grass and wildflowers, facing left against a leafy background.

The lioness remains still in profile, partly hidden by the foreground grass.

1974 Irvine 8mm frame showing the lioness still resting in tall grass, her head raised against a background of shrubs and trees. — The animal keeps her head raised while lying among grasses and wildflowers.

1974 Irvine 8mm frame of a lioness facing left in tall grass, with small yellow flowers and dark leafy foliage behind. — A final view holds on the lioness resting in the grass, framed by dark shrubs.

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