Burbank California-1961: Chimpanzee In Cage Lounging On A Branch And Scratching

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

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Chimpanzee In Cage Lounging On A Branch And Scratching — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a chimpanzee in a chain-link enclosure at what appears to be a zoo or animal facility in Burbank, California. The primate lounges on a branch, occasionally scratching itself, its dark silhouette visible through the diamond-patterned fence. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, conveying a nostalgic, observational feel. This archival clip offers authentic wildlife footage from the early 1960s, ideal for historical or documentary projects.

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: 127403777

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 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 home-movie footage of a chimpanzee in an enclosure can support documentary or educational edits about midcentury zoo visits, captive primates, or California family travel.
Period detail: The visible chain-link enclosure, simple branch perch, warm color, and 8mm scan texture may show a visitor view of an animal facility in the early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, watching the chimpanzee lounge and scratch through the fence rather than presenting a formal wildlife portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a chimpanzee silhouette, chain-link fencing, a branch perch, enclosure walls, dark frame edges, warm light leak, and soft film grain.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, muted warm color, uneven exposure, gate shadowing, and a slightly soft handheld home-movie look.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or observational insert for zoo, animal captivity, childhood outing, or 1960s home-movie sequences.
Historical context: The frames place the animal behind a fenced enclosure, offering visual context for how visitors recorded captive wildlife in personal films of the period.
Research note: Review for animal facility identification and any incidental visitor presence; copyright, likeness, and property permissions may require separate assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 8mm chimpanzee in cage, Burbank California zoo home movie, vintage captive primate footage, and 1960s animal enclosure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Burbank 1961 footage, then related 1960s zoo, animal enclosure, or home-movie wildlife clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Burbank home-movie frame showing a chimpanzee form behind chain-link fencing, with dark frame edges and soft 8mm grain. — The chimpanzee is seen through the enclosure fence in a dark, softly exposed frame.

1961 Burbank frame with a chimpanzee silhouetted behind diamond-pattern fencing beside a branch inside the enclosure. — A chimpanzee sits near a branch, viewed through the chain-link barrier.

1961 Burbank 8mm frame showing the chimpanzee seated behind chain-link fencing, with a warm light leak along the left side. — Warm film flare crosses the fenced view as the chimpanzee remains seated inside the enclosure.

1961 Burbank frame showing a chimpanzee crouched near a branch behind chain-link fencing in a softly exposed enclosure view. — The chimpanzee crouches near the branch while the fence pattern dominates the foreground.

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