Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.
Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures polar bears and black bears in a zoo enclosure with stone steps and walls. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the animals roaming and resting, with a polar bear in the foreground and another in the background. The image has a classic 1930s home movie look with natural film grain and soft focus, offering a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife at a New York zoo during the era.
No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.
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.
jane
Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.
View source reel contextOpen Clip Documentation RecordRequest source information

More from United States across other decades
1930s footage from around the world
1930s footage also from United States
Clips with similar subjects and themes