Catskill New York USA-1959: Visitors Approach Catskill Game Farm Entrance

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

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Visitors Approach Catskill Game Farm Entrance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures the entrance to Catskill Game Farm in New York. The clip opens on a weathered sign reading 'CATSKILL GAME FARM FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY' above a distinctive octagonal ticket booth with a shingled conical roof and scalloped trim. As the camera pans down, visitors are seen approaching the booth, offering a glimpse into mid-century family entertainment. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, authentic slice of Americana from the late 1950s.

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: 123619092

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: Yes
Minors 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 projects needing a brief visitor-shot entrance view of a family attraction in Catskill, New York.
Period detail: The hand-painted entrance sign, small ticket booth, and faded 8mm color may show late-1950s roadside leisure design.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a family visitor arriving at the attraction, tilting from the sign toward the booth as people approach.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Catskill Game Farm sign, conical-roof booth, scalloped trim, trees, windows, posted notice, and visitors near the entrance.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, muted color, gate edges, handheld framing, and slight exposure variation consistent with home-movie capture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, arrival transition, or short memory beat for mid-century family travel.
Historical context: The footage situates a family outing around a named New York game farm entrance without showing animal exhibits or interior grounds.
Research note: The sign is identifiable and visitors are visible, so copyright, trademark, likeness, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Catskill Game Farm entrance, vintage 8mm New York family attraction, and mid-century roadside leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1959 Catskill or New York travel shots, then broader family amusement and roadside attraction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 home-movie frame showing the Catskill Game Farm sign above a small entrance booth in Catskill, New York. — The entrance sign reads Catskill Game Farm above the booth roof.

Catskill Game Farm entrance sign and conical booth roof appear in a faded 1959 8mm home-movie frame. — The camera holds on the sign and roofline at the attraction entrance.

The camera tilts lower on the Catskill Game Farm entrance, showing the booth roof, scalloped trim, and partial sign. — More of the entrance booth comes into view below the sign.

1959 Catskill Game Farm entrance booth with posted sign, windows, scalloped trim, and visitors approaching on the right. — Visitors approach the small entrance booth beneath the shingled roof.

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