Burbank California-1961: Chimpanzee In The Cage

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

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Chimpanzee In The Cage — Clip Details

BURBANK CALIFORNIA-1961: A chimpanzee moves through its chain-link enclosure, its dark silhouette visible against a backdrop of trees and sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the primate climbing and shifting within the cage structure, with natural light filtering through the foliage. The grainy, slightly blurred quality reflects authentic vintage home movie aesthetics from the early 1960s. This archival clip offers a candid glimpse of zoo life during the classic mid-century era, evoking nostalgia and historical interest.

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: 127403802

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 1960s editorial or documentary requests needing brief zoo or captive primate home-movie footage from Burbank, California.
Period detail: The chain-link enclosure, soft 8mm color, and metadata-supported 1961 date place the view in an early-1960s zoo or animal-park setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, watching a chimpanzee move behind fencing without staged action or formal animal presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a chimpanzee silhouette, chain-link fencing, enclosure bars, tree trunks, branches, filtered sky, and soft shadows.
Film character: The clip shows 8mm grain, muted color, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give it authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century zoo visits, animal captivity, or family travel sequences.
Historical context: The frames show a captive chimpanzee behind chain-link fencing, reflecting a visitor view of zoo life without identifying the facility or staff.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but animal, location, copyright, and property-context questions may still require separate review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Burbank 8mm zoo footage, chimpanzee in cage, vintage animal enclosure, and mid-century home movie primate footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Burbank zoo material, then broader vintage zoo and captive animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A chimpanzee appears inside a chain-link enclosure in 1961 Burbank footage, partly obscured by fencing, trees, and shadow. — Chimpanzee climbs within a fenced enclosure, seen through branches and wire.

The enclosure remains in view with chain-link fencing, branches, and sky, while the chimpanzee is mostly obscured by shadow and framing. — Fencing, branches, and enclosure structure fill the frame as the animal moves out of clear view.

A dark chimpanzee silhouette moves low in the frame behind soft fence shadows in the Burbank 1961 zoo enclosure footage. — Chimpanzee silhouette passes behind shadowed fencing and a pale enclosure wall.

A chimpanzee is partly visible behind chain-link fencing and branches in the 1961 Burbank zoo enclosure footage. — Chimpanzee remains partly hidden by the chain-link enclosure and surrounding branches.

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