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New York USA-1939: Wildlife Animals Caged Up At The Zoo

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 New York
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Wildlife Animals Caged Up At The Zoo — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1939: This vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a series of stark, grainy black-and-white scenes from a zoo. The clip opens with a group of penguins standing on a rocky enclosure floor before transitioning to a dark, grid-patterned cage. A tiger is seen moving restlessly behind the bars, its striped form visible through the metal grid. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including heavy grain, soft focus, and a narrow, rounded frame, evoking a sense of historical documentation and archival curiosity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123041694

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s New York zoo footage for documentary or educational edits needing brief views of captive wildlife in an urban public attraction.

Still Frames From This Clip

Penguins stand on a rocky zoo enclosure floor near a rough wall.

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