Catskill New York USA-1959: Giraffes in Enclosure at Zoo Attraction

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationCatskill, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Catskill New York

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Giraffes in Enclosure at Zoo Attraction — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures two giraffes in an enclosure at the Catskill area of New York. One giraffe walks past the other, which stands calmly behind a wire fence. A green sign reading 'shment- per level. GROUNDS' and a price marker for '5¢' are visible, suggesting a zoo or roadside attraction. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, evoking a nostalgic mid-century Americana moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123619081

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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 editorial requests needing visitor-shot zoo or roadside animal-attraction footage from the Catskill, New York area.
Period detail: The faded 8mm color, wire enclosure, painted visitor signage and 5-cent marker may show a mid-century public animal attraction setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor perspective, with the camera observing giraffes through a fence rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two giraffes, wire fencing, pale building siding, window openings, green visitor signs, a 5-cent marker and dark film borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight exposure variation and handheld framing that preserve a home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition or memory beat for mid-century travel, zoo visits, animal displays or Catskill-area leisure.
Historical context: The frames suggest public viewing of exotic animals in a fenced enclosure, reflecting a visitor-recorded leisure stop without confirming the venue name.
Research note: No people are visible, but signage or possible branding should be reviewed separately from copyright and any location or property permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm giraffes behind fence, Catskill New York zoo footage, vintage home movie animal enclosure and roadside attraction giraffes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Catskill-area material, then related vintage zoo or animal-attraction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Catskill-area 8mm frame of two giraffes in a fenced enclosure beside green signs and a pale building wall. — Two giraffes stand close together behind wire fencing near visitor signage.

1959 Catskill-area frame showing one giraffe moving past another in a fenced enclosure with partial visitor signage. — One giraffe passes another inside the enclosure, with partial signs visible nearby.

1959 Catskill-area 8mm frame of two giraffes crossing positions behind wire fencing near a pale wall and partial signage. — The giraffes overlap as one moves through the fenced viewing area.

1959 Catskill-area frame with a closer giraffe in the foreground and another giraffe behind wire fencing near visitor signs. — A closer giraffe enters the foreground while another remains in the fenced enclosure.

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