Wyoming-1939: Black Bear Walks Past Vintage Car On Forest Road

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Black Bear Walks Past Vintage Car On Forest Road — Clip Details

WYOMING-1939: A black bear walks along a dirt road in a forested area, passing a vintage 1930s car parked on the side. The bear moves from the left side of the frame toward the center, its dark fur contrasting with the autumnal ground cover and evergreen trees. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, capturing a rare moment of wildlife interaction with early 20th-century transportation. The scene evokes a sense of quiet wilderness and historical Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127608941

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: Useful for 1930s Wyoming wildlife or road-travel sequences needing real home-movie footage of a black bear near a period automobile.
Period detail: The rounded fenders, chrome grille, and tall body of the parked car may show late-1930s automotive styling consistent with the supplied 1939 date.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a traveler filming an unexpected roadside wildlife encounter from a handheld position near the car.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bear, dirt forest road, evergreen trees, leaf-covered ground, rocks, a parked vintage car, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight color fading, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition between wilderness and early automobile travel material.
Historical context: The scene places a wild bear and a private touring car in the same forest-road setting, suggesting roadside encounters in prewar American travel footage.
Research note: Review for possible vehicle make identifiers and any people elsewhere in the clip; copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1939 Wyoming black bear, 8mm forest road wildlife, vintage car bear encounter, and 1930s home movie travel may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with footage from the same reel, then other 1939 Wyoming material, then broader 1930s wildlife, road trip, and vintage automobile scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Wyoming footage, a black bear walks along a wooded dirt road beside a parked vintage car. — A black bear approaches along the forest road as the parked car waits at the edge of frame.

The bear moves closer to a parked 1930s car on a forest road in the supplied Wyoming location. — The bear passes near the road edge while the car remains parked on the right.

A black bear stands near the roadside as the front fender and headlight of the vintage car fill the right side. — The bear pauses or turns near the car’s front corner on the forest road.

The bear moves away from the car along the wooded road, framed by trees and leaf-covered ground. — The bear continues past the camera position and along the forest road.

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