New York City-1971: Polar Bear Plays With White Barrel In Water On A Sunny Day

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 New York City

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Polar Bear Plays With White Barrel In Water On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a polar bear in a zoo enclosure, playfully interacting with a white barrel in the water. The bear wades through the shallow pool, nudging and rolling the barrel while splashing. The scene is bathed in a distinct purple hue, likely from film aging or lighting, with rocky terrain visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and slight color distortion, offering a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife at a New York City zoo during the early 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125582008

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: New York City, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1971 New York City 8mm zoo footage for documentary or educational edits needing a short archival animal-behavior insert.
Period detail: The visible enclosure, home-movie framing, and aged color may show an early 1970s zoo visit rather than a staged wildlife production.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, observing the polar bear's play with a barrel from across the pool without scripted action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a polar bear, shallow pool water, a white barrel, rocky enclosure edges, sunlit highlights, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows pronounced grain, high-contrast sunlight, handheld steadiness, and a purple-blue color shift consistent with aged home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, animal-care context insert, zoo-memory beat, or transition within archival sequences about urban attractions.
Historical context: The footage documents a captive polar bear environment as seen by a home-movie camera, with rocky set dressing and a water feature visible.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or music are apparent, but users should review copyright status and any zoo or property-related restrictions separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 New York City zoo polar bear 8mm, vintage home movie bear playing barrel, and archival zoo enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1971 New York City zoo material, then broader vintage animal-enclosure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 New York City 8mm frame showing a polar bear in shallow zoo-enclosure water with rocks behind it. — Polar bear pauses in the pool near the rocky enclosure edge.

1971 New York City 8mm frame of a polar bear moving through shallow water in a rocky zoo enclosure. — The bear wades along the pool edge under bright sunlight.

1971 New York City 8mm frame showing a polar bear handling a white barrel in shallow enclosure water. — The bear lifts or nudges the white barrel in the water.

1971 New York City 8mm frame of a polar bear splashing around a white barrel in a zoo pool. — The polar bear rolls and splashes around the barrel.

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