Burbank California-1961: Hens Moving Near Fence While Cat Rests On Tree

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationBurbank, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Hens Moving Near Fence While Cat Rests On Tree — Clip Details

BURBANK CALIFORNIA-1961: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a chain-link fence in the foreground with a small bird, possibly a hen, moving through foliage. A cat rests on a tree trunk in a rocky enclosure, observed through the fence. The grainy, color-bleached film shows natural light and a nostalgic, candid feel typical of 1960s home recordings. This archival clip offers a glimpse into a zoo environment with animals in a naturalistic habitat, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic 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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127403687

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Burbank, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1961 Burbank zoo footage supports archive requests for early-1960s animal enclosures, visitor-view wildlife cutaways, and home-movie records of captive animals.
Period detail: The chain-link fence, rocky enclosure, and faded 8mm color may show a mid-century zoo habitat filmed from a public viewing area.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, watching small animals through fencing rather than presenting a composed wildlife scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a chain-link fence, rocky ground, tree trunks, sparse foliage, a resting cat-like animal, and small birds or hens moving in the enclosure.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and color fading that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, observational insert, or memory beat for zoo visits, animal habitats, or casual 1960s family travel footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects a visitor's view of animals in a fenced, naturalistic-looking enclosure without showing staff, signage, or identifiable guests.
Research note: No people, brands, or readable signage are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and animal-facility context should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1961 Burbank 8mm zoo animals, vintage home movie hens by fence, cat resting on tree trunk, and mid-century wildlife enclosure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel zoo footage, then other Burbank 1961 animal scenes, then broader 1960s home-movie zoo or wildlife enclosure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Burbank 8mm frame showing a small bird moving near sparse plants behind a chain-link fence. — A small bird moves through foliage inside the rocky enclosure.

1961 Burbank frame showing a pale cat-like animal resting on or beside a tree trunk behind fencing. — A pale cat-like animal rests near a tree trunk behind the fence.

1961 Burbank 8mm frame with a dark cat-like animal shape near a tree trunk inside a rocky fenced enclosure. — A dark animal shape appears near the tree trunk within the enclosure.

1961 Burbank frame showing a dark cat-like animal near a slanted tree trunk in a rocky fenced habitat. — The animal remains near the slanted tree trunk as the fence crosses the foreground.

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