Irvine California-1974: Baby Elephants Eating Hay In Enclosure

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

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Baby Elephants Eating Hay In Enclosure — Clip Details

IRVINE CALIFORNIA-1974: Two baby elephants stand side by side in a dry, fenced enclosure, feeding on scattered hay. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural grain, slight color fading, and a dark border typical of vintage home movies. The elephants remain close, occasionally shifting weight and moving their trunks. In the background, a person in light clothing and a vehicle are visible near the fence line. The scene captures a quiet, candid moment of young elephants in captivity, evoking nostalgia and a sense of early 1970s archival footage.

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: 127394674

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: 1970s 8mm animal footage for productions needing a brief observational cutaway of young elephants feeding in captivity in Irvine, California.
Period detail: The frame may show 1970s visitor-shot zoo or animal-park conditions, with a dry fenced enclosure, a period vehicle, and casual background visitors.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, watching the elephants quietly as they feed and shift position rather than presenting a formal wildlife scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two young elephants, scattered hay, a dry dirt enclosure, fencing, a background vehicle, and distant people near the fence line.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, handheld framing, and dark frame edges that give the scene physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for stories about captive animals, family outings, zoos, or 1970s Southern California leisure.
Historical context: The footage documents a casual public viewing moment of young elephants in an enclosed setting without making claims about the facility or animal care conditions.
Research note: People are visible in the background, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright and any location or animal-park access considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1974 Irvine baby elephants, 1970s 8mm zoo animals, elephants eating hay, and vintage home movie animal enclosure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Irvine or 1974 material, then broader 1970s animal-park or captive wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two young elephants feed near scattered hay in a dry fenced enclosure in 1974 Irvine, California home-movie footage. — Two young elephants stand side by side while feeding near hay in the enclosure.

The pair of young elephants stays close together near hay in the dry Irvine enclosure, with fencing in the background. — The elephants remain close together as they feed in the dry enclosure.

Two young elephants face forward in the 1974 Irvine enclosure while a distant person and vehicle appear near the fence line. — A distant person and vehicle appear behind the elephants near the enclosure fence.

Two young elephants feed near hay in the Irvine enclosure, with a partial larger elephant, vehicle, and person visible in the background. — The pair feeds near hay while another elephant is partly visible at the frame edge.

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