Burbank California-1961: Vintage 8mm Footage of a Tiger in a Zoo Enclosure

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

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Vintage 8mm Footage of a Tiger in a Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

BURBANK CALIFORNIA-1961: This vintage 8mm home movie captures a nighttime zoo scene, beginning with blurry, water-like reflections before revealing a large tiger walking through a dimly lit enclosure. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the tiger in motion under low light, its striped coat visible against the dark background. The grainy, analog quality and slight camera shake evoke a nostalgic, personal archive feel, offering a rare glimpse of wildlife at a mid-century zoo.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127403728

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1960s Southern California home-movie zoo footage, especially brief wildlife inserts for documentaries, education projects, or archive-led commercial edits.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-century zoo visit, with low-light viewing conditions, enclosure barriers, and 8mm color film texture supporting the 1961 home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor viewpoint, first catching blurred reflections or glass before settling on the tiger moving through the enclosure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark enclosure glass, blurred reflections, vertical frame edges, a striped tiger, dim ground surface, and handheld 8mm framing.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, gate-edge darkness, and slight handheld drift typical of small-gauge home-movie filming in low light.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short zoo cutaway, nocturnal animal insert, transition from family travel footage, or memory beat within a 1960s archive sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a visitor-recorded zoo encounter in Burbank, with the animal viewed through a dark barrier rather than a staged wildlife setup.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but animal facility property and copyright status should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Burbank zoo 8mm tiger footage, vintage home movie zoo enclosure, and 1960s California wildlife archive film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1961 Burbank material, then broader vintage zoo or captive-wildlife home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Burbank home-movie frame showing a dim, blurred enclosure surface with reflections before the tiger appears. — Blurred reflections and dark enclosure edges open the zoo scene.

Low-light 8mm frame from the Burbank zoo clip showing glass-like reflections and dark enclosure framing. — Reflections and dark framing obscure the enclosure before the animal is visible.

A tiger moves through the dimly lit enclosure in profile.

Late frame of the 1961 Burbank clip showing the tiger continuing through the shadowed zoo enclosure. — The tiger continues past the camera's view in the dark enclosure.

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