Burbank California-1961: Orangutan Climbs And Swings In Chain-Link Enclosure

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

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Orangutan Climbs And Swings In Chain-Link Enclosure — Clip Details

BURBANK CALIFORNIA-1961: A shaggy orangutan climbs and swings within its chain-link enclosure, viewed through the mesh of a fence. The 8mm home movie footage captures the primate's intelligent movements against a backdrop of blue sky and green trees, showcasing the animal's natural behavior in captivity. The warm, grainy visuals and slight motion blur evoke a nostalgic, archival feel from the early 1960s.

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: 127403829

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$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: This 1961 Burbank 8mm clip supports archive requests for midcentury zoo or animal-captivity footage, especially documentary cutaways about primates, visitor observation, or historic animal enclosures.
Period detail: The visible chain-link enclosure, open sky, trees, and soft 8mm color rendering fit the supplied 1961 Southern California home-movie context without showing identifiable landmarks or signage.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the feel of a visitor-shot home movie, observing an orangutan through fencing as it climbs, hangs, and moves around the enclosure rather than presenting a staged animal performance.
What appears in frame: Across the frames, a shaggy orangutan, chain-link mesh, dark foreground bars, metal rails, leafy branches, straw or dry vegetation, and bright blue sky are visible.
Film character: The clip carries warm 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing through the enclosure mesh.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, observational cutaway, or memory beat within sequences about zoos, primates in captivity, vintage family outings, or 1960s animal exhibits.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a midcentury visitor perspective on a captive primate enclosure, with the animal seen behind chain-link barriers in an outdoor setting.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable signs are visible in the sampled frames, but researchers should still review animal-display context, location claims, and copyright licensing separately from any property or institutional permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches might include 1961 8mm orangutan enclosure, Burbank California zoo primate footage, vintage home movie ape climbing fence, and midcentury animal captivity cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel zoo or animal footage, then with other 1961 Burbank or Southern California visitor scenes, and finally with broader vintage primate or captivity material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Burbank home-movie footage, a shaggy orangutan appears behind chain-link mesh and dark foreground bars in an outdoor enclosure with trees and sky beyond. — Orangutan seen through chain-link enclosure fencing.

A shaggy orangutan is partly obscured by chain-link mesh and dark vertical bars, perched in an outdoor enclosure against blue sky and leafy branches. — Orangutan perched behind enclosure mesh.

The orangutan stands or climbs upright behind dense chain-link fencing, with metal rails, tree leaves, and a bright blue sky visible in the background. — Upright orangutan behind dense fence mesh.

A shaggy orangutan moves low in the frame behind chain-link mesh and metal rails, surrounded by dry vegetation, branches, and outdoor enclosure shadows. — Orangutan moving behind fenced enclosure rails.

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