Burbank California-1961: Chimpanzee Climbs Beams In Zoo Enclosure

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

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Chimpanzee Climbs Beams In Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

BURBANK CALIFORNIA-1961: A chimpanzee moves through its enclosure, climbing and balancing on metal beams behind a chain-link fence. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the animal's natural behavior in a zoo setting under bright daylight. The warm, slightly faded colors and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, vintage feel. This archival home movie offers a candid glimpse into mid-century zoo life and animal captivity.

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: 127403810

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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing zoo animal behavior, captivity, or mid-century visitor-shot wildlife footage from Burbank, California.
Period detail: The chain-link enclosure, painted metal beams, and soft 8mm color may show a mid-century zoo habitat filmed in bright outdoor light.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie viewpoint, observing the chimpanzee from outside the fence without staged action or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a chimpanzee, chain-link fencing, horizontal metal beams, vertical posts, tree branches, patches of blue sky, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, and uneven handheld framing that give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, insert, transition, or reflective beat in sequences about zoos, animal captivity, childhood outings, or 1960s public leisure.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a chimpanzee moving within a barred zoo enclosure, offering social context on how captive animals were commonly displayed to visitors.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any zoo or animal-display context before publication.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Burbank zoo chimpanzee footage, 8mm home movie zoo enclosure, vintage animal captivity film, and mid-century wildlife 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 footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A chimpanzee appears behind chain-link fencing and metal beams in a 1961 Burbank zoo enclosure. — Chimpanzee moves along the enclosure structure behind chain-link fencing.

A chimpanzee crouches on an elevated metal beam behind chain-link fence in the Burbank zoo footage. — Chimpanzee balances on a raised beam inside the fenced enclosure.

A chimpanzee is partly obscured by chain-link fencing and metal beams in the 1961 zoo enclosure scene. — The animal is seen through fence mesh and enclosure rails.

A chimpanzee climbs across metal enclosure beams behind chain-link fencing in bright daylight. — Chimpanzee continues moving through the metal-framed zoo enclosure.

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