Cincinnati Ohio-1949: Black Bear and Dog in Zoo Enclosures

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationCincinnati, Ohio, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Black Bear and Dog in Zoo Enclosures — Clip Details

CINCINNATI OHIO-1949: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a black bear pacing within a metal-barred zoo enclosure, its dark fur contrasting against the light concrete floor. The scene transitions to a golden-brown dog, possibly a fox or coyote, walking through a chain-link fenced habitat. Shot on 8mm film, the footage exhibits classic grain, color fading, and a nostalgic, documentary-style quality from the late 1940s. The animals move slowly, viewed through the barriers of their enclosures, evoking a sense of historical wildlife observation.

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: 127601564

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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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1949 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s zoo, animal enclosure, and visitor-shot wildlife cutaways in documentary, museum, education, or period-memory edits.
Period detail: The metal bars, chain-link fencing, concrete habitat surfaces, and faded 8mm color may show mid-century zoo enclosure design in Cincinnati.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor viewpoint, filming animals through barriers from outside the enclosures rather than presenting a formal wildlife study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bear, metal cage bars, pale concrete flooring, chain-link fencing, a golden-brown canid, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, muted color, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief zoo insert, animal enclosure cutaway, transition between wildlife scenes, or memory beat for a 1940s family outing.
Historical context: The images document zoo animals seen through containment structures, offering visual context for public animal display without proving specific facility practices.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, archive licensing, and any zoo or animal-display context should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s 8mm zoo footage, Cincinnati animal enclosure, vintage bear cage, and home movie zoo animal cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Cincinnati 1949 material, then broader vintage zoo, animal enclosure, or home-movie wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black bear in a barred zoo enclosure, filmed in Cincinnati in 1949 on faded 8mm home-movie footage. — A black bear stands behind vertical bars inside a concrete zoo enclosure.

Black bear moves behind closely spaced bars in the Cincinnati 1949 zoo footage, with concrete flooring visible. — The bear shifts position within the barred enclosure.

Golden-brown canid, possibly a dog or coyote, stands behind chain-link fencing in 1949 Cincinnati zoo footage. — A golden-brown canid appears in a fenced habitat area.

Golden-brown canid walks near chain-link fencing and concrete flooring in the Cincinnati 1949 home-movie clip. — The canid walks along the edge of the fenced enclosure.

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