Wyoming-1939: Young Bear Sniffing Ground in Green Forested Area

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Young Bear Sniffing Ground in Green Forested Area — Clip Details

A young black bear sniffs the ground in a dense, green forest in this vintage 8mm home movie from Wyoming, 1939. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the bear moving slowly through the underbrush, its dark fur contrasting with the lush foliage. The scene is framed by natural light filtering through the trees, with visible film grain and slight camera shake adding to the authentic, archival quality. This rare glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat offers a nostalgic look at mid-20th century nature footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127608912

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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: 1930s Wyoming 8mm wildlife footage for editors needing a brief archival cutaway of a young bear for nature, travel, or environmental documentary sequences.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the 8mm home-movie frame, soft color, and forest setting; no buildings, vehicles, clothing, signs, or landmarks provide additional period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of an unstaged visitor or family-film encounter, with the camera observing the bear from a fixed distance as it sniffs through underbrush.
What appears in frame: A dark young bear, green forest vegetation, low shrubs, bare ground, fallen branches, soft focus, and contact-print frame borders are visible.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm texture through visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and vertical film marks within the scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, nature transition, travel-memory beat, or brief establishing cutaway within a Wyoming or forest archive sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a quiet outdoor animal encounter in forested terrain, reflecting home-movie attention to wildlife rather than a staged wildlife production setup.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any wildlife or location-use context for their project.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1939 Wyoming 8mm bear footage, vintage home movie forest wildlife, young black bear sniffing ground, and 1930s nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Wyoming or 1939 outdoor footage, then with broader vintage wildlife and forest home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Young dark bear in 1939 Wyoming home-movie footage, partly side-on as it sniffs the ground among green forest plants. — A young bear lowers its head toward the forest floor amid dense green underbrush.

Young bear in a Wyoming forest, seen in a soft 8mm frame as it pauses with its head down near low plants. — The bear stands side-on in the undergrowth, its dark coat contrasting with the green foliage.

Young dark bear bends low in a green Wyoming forest scene, recorded with soft focus and visible 8mm film texture. — The bear lowers its body and head while moving through the brush at the edge of bare ground.

Young bear remains low to the ground in 1939 Wyoming forest footage, with a fallen branch and dense greenery behind it. — The bear continues through the underbrush near fallen wood and shaded forest growth.

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