Catskill New York USA-1959: Children Feeding Bear Cubs at Zoo Enclosure

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

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Children Feeding Bear Cubs at Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a group of small bear cubs in a zoo enclosure in Catskill, New York. The cubs, with dark fur and curious expressions, eagerly reach upward toward a person's hand, likely being fed from above. The scene unfolds in a sunlit outdoor habitat with concrete and rock-like barriers, showcasing the playful, energetic nature of the young animals. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a nostalgic, candid quality typical of mid-century home movies. This archival clip offers a glimpse into mid-20th century zoo life and animal care.

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: 123619366

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s documentary or museum edits needing visitor-shot zoo footage of bear cubs being fed in a public animal enclosure.
Period detail: The frames may show a mid-century zoo setting, with visitors leaning over a low concrete barrier and hand-feeding small bears in an outdoor enclosure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has candid home-movie value in the way the camera watches visitors interact with animals from above the enclosure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include small dark-furred bears, reaching paws, a low concrete wall, visitors at the rail, sunlit ground, rock-like barriers, and deep film shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, blue-purple color shift, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century zoo visits, animal captivity, or family travel footage.
Historical context: The scene documents a visible style of visitor-animal interaction in a zoo enclosure, without enough evidence to identify the facility or animal-care practices beyond the metadata.
Research note: People are visible at the barrier, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 8mm zoo footage, Catskill New York bear cubs, visitors feeding bears, vintage animal enclosure, and home movie wildlife captivity.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Catskill 1959 clips, then broader 1950s zoo, animal enclosure, or family travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Catskill, New York, 1959 home-movie footage, small bear cubs gather and reach upward near a visitor's hand inside a zoo enclosure. — Bear cubs crowd below a visitor's hand at the edge of the enclosure.

Small dark-furred bears stand and look upward in a sunlit zoo enclosure in Catskill, New York, as filmed in 1959. — Young bears look upward inside the outdoor enclosure.

Visitors stand at the top of a concrete zoo barrier while a small bear reaches upward from the shaded enclosure below. — A bear reaches toward visitors above the enclosure wall.

A small bear stands against a zoo enclosure wall while partially visible visitors lean over the barrier in 1959 Catskill footage. — Visitors watch as a young bear stands against the enclosure wall.

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