Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA-1964: Bison and Polar Bear in Zoo Enclosure

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Pennsylvania

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Bison and Polar Bear in Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing animals in a zoo enclosure viewed through a chain-link fence. The clip features bison and a polar bear in outdoor pens, with the bear near a water pool. The footage has a distinct retro color palette with film grain and slight color fading typical of 1960s home movies. The camera remains stationary, capturing the animals in their enclosures under natural daylight. This authentic archival material offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century zoo life and family entertainment.

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: 120927531

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: 1964 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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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: This 1960s 8mm zoo footage can support documentary or educational requests for mid-century animal enclosures, family leisure, and visitor-view wildlife scenes in Philadelphia.
Period detail: The chain-link barriers, simple outdoor pens, muted color stock, and metadata-supported 1964 Philadelphia setting place the scene within a mid-century zoo or animal park context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, observing animals from behind fencing without staging, narration, or visible interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include bison or buffalo-like animals, a horned goat or similar animal, a polar bear near water, chain-link fencing, metal rails, concrete or dirt enclosures, trees, and a parked vehicle in the background.
Film character: The footage has the soft grain, slight color fading, exposure variation, and steady but informal framing typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for zoo visits, animal captivity, urban family recreation, or 1960s leisure sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually documents animals displayed in fenced outdoor enclosures, reflecting a visitor's view of zoo presentation without making claims about institutional history or animal welfare conditions beyond what is visible.
Research note: No people, children, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, zoo property, and location-specific permissions should still be reviewed separately from likeness or brand concerns.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1964 8mm Philadelphia zoo animals, vintage home movie polar bear enclosure, mid-century bison behind chain-link fence, and 1960s zoo visit footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1964 Philadelphia footage, then with broader 1960s zoo, animal enclosure, and family recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Philadelphia 8mm frame showing bison or buffalo-like animals in a fenced outdoor zoo enclosure, with chain-link mesh dominating the foreground. — Bison-like animals behind chain-link fencing.

1964 Philadelphia zoo footage frame with bison or buffalo-like animals viewed through chain-link fencing, with trees and a parked vehicle beyond the enclosure. — Fenced bison-like animals in an outdoor pen.

1964 Philadelphia 8mm frame showing horned animals, including a goat-like animal, inside a fenced zoo pen with soft home-movie focus and visible grain. — Horned animals behind zoo fencing.

1964 Philadelphia zoo frame showing a polar bear near a pool, seen through metal bars and chain-link fencing in an outdoor enclosure. — Polar bear by the water enclosure.

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