Catskill New York-1957: Peacock Walks Across Dirt Enclosure At Animal Park

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

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Peacock Walks Across Dirt Enclosure At Animal Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957 at the Catskill Game Farm in New York, this vintage home movie captures a peacock walking gracefully across a dirt enclosure. The bird's iridescent green and blue plumage contrasts with the muted earth tones of the ground and chain-link fence. The footage, viewed through a dark frame, shows the peacock moving from left to right, its long tail trailing behind. The scene evokes a sense of mid-century Americana and nostalgic wildlife observation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123446673

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$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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1957 8mm clip supports archive requests for mid-century animal-park recreation, zoo wildlife inserts, and documentary cutaways of a peacock in captivity.
Period detail: The chain-link enclosure, muted color, and 8mm home-movie texture may show a 1950s visitor view at Catskill Game Farm in New York.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the feel of an unstaged visitor observation, following the peacock as it walks through the enclosure rather than posing a formal animal portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a peacock with a long trailing tail, dirt ground, sparse grass, chain-link fencing, posts, and dark film gate edges.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, dark frame edges, and slight handheld drift give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, animal-park insert, transition, or quiet memory beat within a family outing sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents visitor-recorded animal viewing at Catskill Game Farm in 1957 without visible visitors, staff, signs, or branded material.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location context, and any property-related permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant researcher phrases include 1950s 8mm peacock, Catskill Game Farm home movie, vintage zoo bird enclosure, and animal park footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with material from the same reel, then other 1957 Catskill Game Farm footage, then broader 1950s zoo and animal-park home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

A peacock walks left to right in a Catskill, New York animal-park enclosure in 1957 8mm home-movie footage. — Peacock with long tail crossing a fenced dirt enclosure.

The peacock continues across the Catskill Game Farm enclosure, its long tail trailing behind near the fence. — Peacock walking past fence posts with tail feathers stretched behind.

A 1957 8mm frame shows the peacock paused or slowing near grass and chain-link fencing at Catskill Game Farm. — Peacock near the fence with its tail extending across the enclosure floor.

The peacock moves near the right side of the fenced enclosure, filmed with soft 8mm grain and dark frame edges. — Peacock walking toward the right edge of the fenced enclosure.

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