Cincinnatti Ohio-1949: Two Badgers in One Cage, Cougar in Another Chain Link

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

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Two Badgers in One Cage, Cougar in Another Chain Link — Clip Details

CINCINNATTI OHIO-1949: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures two badgers in a chain-link enclosure and a cougar in a separate cage at a zoo. Shot through the fence, the grainy, color-bleached film shows the animals in their concrete and wire habitats, with the badgers moving slowly and the cougar resting. The footage exhibits classic 1940s home movie characteristics—slight flicker, film grain, and a nostalgic, observational tone. This archival clip offers a 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: 127602235

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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: Cincinnatti, 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: Supports requests for 1940s zoo footage, mid-century animal captivity scenes, or brief documentary cutaways of mammals in chain-link enclosures.
Period detail: The 8mm color, concrete curbs, metal fencing, and simple zoo cages may show a late-1940s visitor view consistent with the supplied 1949 Cincinnati metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, observing caged animals through fencing with no visible people or directed action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include chain-link fencing, concrete enclosure edges, pale badgers, a resting cougar, wire gates, worn ground, and soft daylight.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight flicker, muted color, and handheld framing through the cage wire.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, captivity cutaway, zoo transition, or reflective memory beat within a sequence about animals or public leisure.
Historical context: The views document zoo animals behind utilitarian fencing and concrete barriers, offering visual context for mid-century public animal display without showing visitors.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright status and any location or institutional property concerns separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1949 Cincinnati zoo home movie, 8mm badgers in cage, cougar behind chain link, and vintage zoo animal enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1949 Cincinnati footage, then broader vintage zoo, animal enclosure, and captivity material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 Cincinnati zoo footage frame showing a pale badger behind chain-link fencing in a concrete-edged enclosure. — A badger stands behind chain-link fencing inside a zoo enclosure.

A badger rests or moves slowly near a concrete basin behind chain-link fencing in the 1949 Cincinnati zoo clip. — The badger appears near a concrete basin within the fenced habitat.

A pale badger moves along the concrete edge of a chain-link enclosure in the supplied 1949 Cincinnati zoo footage. — A badger walks along the concrete border of the enclosure.

A cougar rests inside a separate chain-link cage, with metal rails and sparse ground visible in the 1949 Cincinnati zoo footage. — A cougar lies or sits behind the chain-link fence of a separate cage.

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