Catskill New York USA-1959: Giraffes at Catskill Game Farm

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

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Giraffes at Catskill Game Farm — Clip Details

CATSKILL NEW YORK USA-1959: Vintage 8mm film captures giraffes in their enclosure at the Catskill Game Farm, with a sign reading 'Fun For The Whole Family' visible above a building. The footage shows the animals standing near a green sign and a white brick structure, filmed through a mesh fence. Shot on 8mm film, this archival clip features natural color tones, film grain, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic 1950s family outing. The scene reflects mid-century Americana and is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 123619086

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 archive requests needing visitor-shot footage of a family tourist attraction, zoo-like animal display, or Catskill Game Farm exterior for documentary or educational use.
Period detail: The arched Catskill Game Farm sign, painted visitor signage, masonry building, and soft 8mm color may show mid-century roadside leisure and animal-park presentation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor-held home movie, lingering briefly on giraffes and the entrance sign rather than staging a formal wildlife portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include giraffes, a mesh or fence foreground, green directional signs, a pale brick building, an arched Catskill Game Farm sign, trees, and soft sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries subdued color, visible grain, slight blur, gate edges, and handheld framing that support its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, location insert, travel-memory beat, or transition into a sequence about family outings, zoos, or Catskills tourism.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public animal attraction presented as family entertainment, with giraffes framed near signage and structures rather than in a natural habitat.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Catskill Game Farm name and signage are identifiable, so trademark, copyright, and property-context review may still be needed.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1959 8mm Catskill Game Farm footage, vintage giraffes at animal park, Catskill New York zoo sign, and mid-century family attraction home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Catskill or 1959 New York footage, then broader vintage zoo, animal park, or family-road-trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Catskill Game Farm footage shows giraffes standing near green visitor signs and a pale masonry structure, partly obscured by the film frame edge. — Giraffes stand near signage and a pale building at Catskill Game Farm.

A visitor-shot 8mm frame shows giraffes at Catskill Game Farm near green directional signs and a pale building, with dark gate edges from the film scan. — Giraffes and visitor signs appear beside the animal-park building.

The Catskill Game Farm entrance sign reading Fun For The Whole Family spans above a pointed-roof structure in this 1959 Catskill, New York frame. — The arched Catskill Game Farm sign is visible above a pointed roof.

A second 8mm frame holds on the Catskill Game Farm sign and pointed-roof entrance structure, with soft color, grain, and dark frame borders. — The camera holds on the Catskill Game Farm entrance sign.

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