Irvine California-1974: Chimpanzee Walking in Zoo Enclosure

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

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Chimpanzee Walking in Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

IRVINE CALIFORNIA-1974: A chimpanzee walks across a grassy enclosure near large rocks at a zoo, its dark fur contrasting with the green lawn and pale stone. The animal moves with a bent posture, exploring its habitat under natural daylight. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows slight motion blur and vintage color grading typical of home movies from the 1970s. The scene captures a candid moment of wildlife behavior in a man-made environment, with a second primate briefly visible in the final frame. This archival clip offers authentic, nostalgic footage of zoo life in the mid-1970s.

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: 127395042

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$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 zoo footage for documentary or educational edits needing candid chimpanzee behavior in a Southern California enclosure.
Period detail: The film may show 1974 Irvine zoo grounds, with pale rockwork, clipped grass, and simple enclosure edges visible in home-movie color.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, observing the chimpanzee walking, crouching, and briefly interacting without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark-furred chimpanzees, green grass, pale rocks, an enclosure edge, daylight, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, motion blur, muted color, grain, and slight exposure variation give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a wildlife cutaway, zoo-life insert, transition beat, or observational moment in a 1970s memory sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents captive primates in a landscaped public-facing enclosure, reflecting zoo visitor footage rather than wild habitat.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any location or animal-display permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970s 8mm chimpanzee at zoo, Irvine California zoo home movie, primate walking near rocks, or vintage zoo enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1974 Irvine zoo footage, then broader 1970s animal, primate, and public zoo material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1974 Irvine, California zoo footage, a dark chimpanzee moves across a grassy enclosure near pale rockwork. — Chimpanzee walking on grass near large rocks in a zoo enclosure.

A chimpanzee in a 1974 Irvine zoo enclosure walks with a bent posture across grass near pale stonework. — Chimpanzee moving with a bent posture across the grassy enclosure.

Two chimpanzees appear together on the grass of the Irvine zoo enclosure, one seated and one crouched near rockwork. — Two chimpanzees gathered on grass in front of large enclosure rocks.

Two chimpanzees sit close on the grass near pale rocks in the 1974 Irvine, California zoo enclosure footage. — Two chimpanzees sitting close together near pale rocks in the enclosure.

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