Burbank California-1961: Leopard and Bear in Zoo Enclosure

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationBurbank, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Leopard and Bear in Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a view through a chain-link fence into a zoo enclosure. A spotted feline, possibly a leopard or jaguar, rests on a log within a rocky, tree-lined habitat. The footage, framed by dark borders, shows the animal moving slightly before the camera shifts to reveal a black bear in a separate section of the enclosure. The grainy, warm-toned imagery evokes a nostalgic, archival feel, offering a candid glimpse into mid-century zoo life.

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: 127403690

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: Useful for 1960s editorial requests needing mid-century zoo enclosure footage, animal captivity context, or a brief archival cutaway from Burbank, California.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie framing, warm color, chain-link barriers, stone retaining walls, and simple habitat construction may show early-1960s zoo visitor conditions.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor-shot observation, with the camera looking through fencing and shifting between nearby animal enclosures rather than staging a formal animal portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include chain-link fencing, dark film-frame edges, rocky ground, logs, stone walls, tree trunks, a spotted big cat, and a dark bear-like animal.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm texture with visible grain, warm color bias, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing through dark gate-like borders.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for zoo history, animal captivity, childhood outing, or mid-century leisure sequences.
Historical context: The view suggests a public zoo or animal park setting where visitors filmed animals through barriers, offering context for how wildlife was displayed to families in the era.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location access, and property or institution permissions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Burbank zoo 8mm footage, vintage caged animal enclosure, leopard or jaguar home movie, and black bear zoo cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Burbank or California zoo material, then broader vintage animal enclosure and family outing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Burbank zoo footage appears to show a spotted big cat on a log behind fencing, with rocks, dirt, and dark film borders visible. — A spotted feline rests on a log inside a fenced, rocky enclosure.

1961 Burbank zoo footage appears to show a dark bear-like animal beyond chain-link fencing, with trees, rocks, and a low stone wall nearby. — A dark bear-like animal is seen through fencing in a separate zoo enclosure.

The 1961 Burbank home-movie frame looks through fencing toward a rocky zoo habitat with trees, stonework, and dark vertical film borders. — The camera holds on fencing, stonework, and trees within the zoo enclosure.

A late frame from the 1961 Burbank zoo clip shows chain-link fencing, trees, stonework, and a rocky enclosure surface through soft 8mm color. — Fencing and stonework fill the frame as the camera lingers on the enclosure.

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