Catskill New York USA-1959: A Tall Giraffe Walks And Eats Behind An Enclosed

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

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A Tall Giraffe Walks And Eats Behind An Enclosed — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a tall giraffe moving through its enclosure at a zoo in Catskill, New York. The animal walks slowly behind a wire mesh fence, its long neck bending as it feeds on leaves from overhanging branches. The footage has a distinct purple-blue color cast typical of 1950s home movie film, with visible grain and slight motion blur. The setting appears to be a sunny day with trees and a building in the background. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century zoo life and family entertainment.

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: 123619166

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s archive requests needing visitor-shot zoo footage, animal enclosure cutaways, or mid-century family leisure context.
Period detail: The 8mm color, wire mesh enclosure, simple rail fencing, and subdued zoo setting may show mid-century animal display conditions in Catskill, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie viewpoint, observing the giraffe through fencing as it walks and reaches toward nearby leaves.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a giraffe, wire mesh fence, rail fencing, tree trunks, leafy branches, patches of sky, and a zoo building or wall.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, purple-blue color shift, soft focus, slight blur, and handheld framing that mark it as scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief animal cutaway, zoo memory beat, transition, or illustrative insert for mid-century leisure or wildlife display.
Historical context: The frames show a giraffe in an enclosed zoo habitat, offering visual context for family visits and animal viewing practices without identifying a specific facility.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any zoo or property permissions should still be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 8mm giraffe zoo footage, Catskill New York home movie animals, vintage zoo enclosure, and mid-century wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other Catskill 1959 zoo scenes, then broader 1950s home-movie animal or family outing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Catskill, New York 8mm frame showing a giraffe moving behind wire mesh and white rail fencing near trees. — A giraffe walks behind fencing inside a zoo enclosure.

1959 Catskill zoo frame with a giraffe standing behind mesh fencing, trees, and a low rail in purple-blue 8mm color. — The giraffe is seen through enclosure fencing and tree trunks.

Close 1959 Catskill 8mm view of a giraffe behind wire mesh, its neck angled toward leaves against bright sky. — A closer view shows the giraffe reaching near branches behind mesh.

1959 Catskill zoo frame showing a giraffe behind wire mesh, its head near branches with sky and foliage beyond. — The giraffe remains framed by mesh as it browses near trees.

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