Catskill New York-1957: Zebras Grazing and Peacock in Zoo Enclosure

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationCatskill, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Catskill New York

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Zebras Grazing and Peacock in Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

CATSKILL NEW YORK-1957: Zebras graze on hay behind a chain-link fence at the Catskill Game Farm, their black and white stripes vivid against the green feed. The scene shifts to a peacock walking through a dirt enclosure, its iridescent blue and green plumage catching the light. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the animals in a classic mid-century zoo setting, with natural lighting and authentic film grain. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1950s animal exhibits and family entertainment.

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: 123446648

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 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: Catskill, 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 1950s archive requests needing visitor-shot zoo or animal enclosure footage for documentary, museum, educational, or period recreation edits.
Period detail: The chain-link fencing, simple dirt pens, and 8mm color home-movie look may show mid-century zoo exhibit design at Catskill Game Farm.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor's casual home-movie attention to animals feeding and walking rather than a staged wildlife or institutional film setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include zebras eating hay, chain-link fences, a dirt enclosure, sparse grass, a peacock with trailing tail feathers, posts, and a low building wall.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, handheld framing, and dark frame edges that preserve the texture of a scanned home movie reel.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, animal cutaway, zoo-memory beat, or transition within a sequence about mid-century leisure and animal attractions.
Historical context: The scene places exotic animals inside modest visitor-view enclosures, offering visual context for family-oriented animal attractions in the 1950s.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and property-use considerations should still be reviewed for the project.
Research search match: Search matches include 1957 Catskill Game Farm 8mm zoo footage, zebras feeding behind fence, peacock walking enclosure, and vintage New York animal park home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Catskill Game Farm material, then broader 1950s zoo, animal park, and family outing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Zebras graze behind chain-link fencing at Catskill Game Farm in 1957 home-movie footage. — Zebras feed near the fence line in a zoo enclosure.

A peacock stands near fencing and a low wall in the Catskill Game Farm enclosure footage. — A peacock pauses near the edge of the enclosure.

A peacock walks across a dirt zoo enclosure with its long tail trailing behind it. — The peacock moves along the fenced enclosure.

The peacock continues across the fenced dirt enclosure in 1957 Catskill Game Farm footage. — The peacock walks through the enclosure near sparse grass.

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