New York USA-1939: A Visit To A Zoo And Watching Two White Bears

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 New York

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A Visit To A Zoo And Watching Two White Bears — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two polar bears in a zoo enclosure. A young bear climbs a stone wall while another sits in the foreground, both framed by the grainy, monochrome quality of early amateur footage. The scene is viewed through a dark vignette, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The bears move slowly across the rocky terrain, their white fur contrasting against the gray stonework. This authentic slice of mid-20th century Americana offers a rare glimpse into early wildlife exhibition and home movie culture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123041587

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 1676 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: jane
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: new york,washington
Date: 1939 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: New York, 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: Useful for 1930s documentary or education edits needing brief New York zoo home-movie footage of white bears in an enclosure.
Period detail: The 8mm monochrome look, stone animal enclosure, and supplied 1939 date place the clip in late-1930s amateur zoo-visit footage.
Home-movie behavior: The framing suggests a visitor filming from outside the enclosure, following one bear as another rests in the foreground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two white bears, stone walls, rocky ledges, pale ground, enclosure shadows, and dark frame-edge vignetting.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing give the scanned 8mm material a clear amateur home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat in sequences about zoos, animal display, or family travel.
Historical context: The scene shows white bears exhibited in a built stone habitat, with no visible visitors, signage, staff, or institutional identifiers.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, archive license terms, and zoo-property context should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s 8mm zoo polar bears, New York home movie bears, vintage zoo enclosure, and white bears on stone ledges.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 New York zoo footage, then broader vintage zoo, animal enclosure, or polar-bear material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 New York 8mm frame showing a white bear moving along a stone zoo ledge while another bear is partly visible below. — A white bear walks along the rear ledge of a stone zoo enclosure.

1939 New York 8mm frame with a white bear crossing a stone zoo enclosure ledge and a second bear at the lower edge. — The bear continues across the ledge in front of the stone wall.

1939 New York 8mm frame showing one white bear pacing on the upper ledge while another sits on the pale ground below. — One bear paces above as another sits in the foreground of the enclosure.

1939 New York 8mm frame with a seated white bear below and another bear standing on a stone ledge near the enclosure wall. — A seated bear faces left while the other remains on the upper ledge.

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