Saint Louis Missouri-1964: Mountain Lion And Coyote Behind Chain-Link Fence

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Saint Louis Missouri

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Mountain Lion And Coyote Behind Chain-Link Fence — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a mountain lion and a coyote behind chain-link fencing at what appears to be a zoo or animal enclosure in Saint Louis, Missouri. The footage shows the large feline pacing and resting within its confined space, its tawny fur visible through the blue-tinted wire mesh. The grainy, slightly overexposed quality of the Super 8 film gives it an authentic archival feel, with natural daylight illuminating the animals' movements. The sequence offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century animal exhibits, with the chain-link fence creating a prominent visual barrier between viewer and subject.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127732503

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 1616 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1961-1964
Reel-level location note: saint louis
Date: 1964 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: Saint Louis, Missouri, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm zoo or animal-enclosure footage for productions needing a brief archival cutaway of captive wildlife viewed through fencing.
Period detail: The chain-link enclosure, bright daylight, and 8mm color home-movie texture may show a mid-century zoo visit in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Home-movie behavior: The clip holds a visitor-shot perspective, watching animals from outside the fence without staging or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a mountain lion or large cat, a coyote, blue-tinted chain-link mesh, concrete or paved enclosure surfaces, bright sun, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or observational cutaway for themes of zoos, animal captivity, childhood outings, or mid-century leisure.
Historical context: The views suggest public animal display practices of the period, with the fence acting as a strong visual divider between visitor and enclosure.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but animal-identification, location, copyright, and any site-related property context should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s 8mm zoo animals, Saint Louis home movie wildlife enclosure, mountain lion behind fence, or coyote in zoo pen.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Saint Louis material, then broader 1960s zoo, wildlife, and animal-enclosure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A large tawny cat, likely the mountain lion described in the clip metadata, is partly obscured by chain-link fencing in 1964 Saint Louis footage. — Large cat behind chain-link fencing in a bright animal enclosure.

A fenced animal enclosure is seen through blue chain-link mesh, with the animal partly cropped by the 8mm frame edge. — Partly cropped animal view through the fence mesh.

A close, soft-focus view shows a large cat behind blue-tinted chain-link fencing in the Saint Louis animal enclosure footage. — Close fenced view of the large cat inside the enclosure.

A coyote rests on a paved enclosure floor behind chain-link fencing in the 1964 Saint Louis home-movie clip. — Coyote resting behind the fence on a paved enclosure surface.

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