Minnesota USA-1961: Elephant at Jay Cooke Park Enclosure

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Minnesota

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Elephant at Jay Cooke Park Enclosure — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Minnesota USA in 1961 captures an elephant standing at the entrance of its enclosure, framed by green wooden doors. The animal, likely a young Asian elephant, slowly shifts its weight and turns its head, its wrinkled grey skin and large ears clearly visible in the daylight. The scene is set during the day, with natural light illuminating the hay-covered ground and stone walls. A brief title card appears, reading 'JAY COOKE PARK AUG. 1961' with a small image of a deer, confirming the location and date. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century zoo life.

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: 125497992

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 1028 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: mother,sioux falls, pushmobile, duluth in winter, clarence
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: duluth,minnesota
Date: 1961 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: Minnesota, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing early-1960s Minnesota home-movie footage of zoo or park animal displays for documentary, education, or editorial context.
Period detail: The title card supports Jay Cooke Park in August 1961, while the elephant enclosure, painted wooden doors, and color 8mm look reflect mid-century visitor filming.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the elephant from a visitor viewpoint, capturing a quiet, unstaged moment as the animal stands and shifts near the enclosure entrance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant, green wooden doors, stone doorway edges, hay-covered ground, a dark enclosure interior, and a dated Jay Cooke Park title card.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that preserve the feel of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for 1960s travel, park visits, animal display, or family excursion sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows how a 1961 visitor recorded an elephant in a park or zoo-style enclosure, without enough visual evidence to identify the facility beyond the title card.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Jay Cooke Park wording and animal-display setting should be reviewed for copyright, location, animal welfare context, and property issues.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Minnesota 8mm elephant footage, Jay Cooke Park title card, vintage zoo enclosure, home movie animal display, and mid-century park visit.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes from the same Jay Cooke Park trip, then other Minnesota 1961 footage, then broader vintage animal enclosure or park visit clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Minnesota home-movie frame of an elephant at an enclosure entrance with green wooden doors and hay on the ground. — Elephant stands at the entrance of a green-doored enclosure.

1961 Minnesota frame showing an elephant at a green-doored enclosure, its trunk lowered toward hay in daylight. — The elephant lowers its trunk near hay at the enclosure threshold.

1961 Minnesota home-movie frame of an elephant facing forward at a green wooden enclosure doorway. — Elephant faces the camera from the enclosure entrance.

Title card supporting Jay Cooke Park in August 1961, with red lettering and a small deer picture mounted below. — Title card identifies Jay Cooke Park and August 1961.

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