Cincinnatti Ohio-1949: Giraffe Chewing in Zoo Enclosure

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationCincinnatti, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Giraffe Chewing in Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1949, this vintage home movie captures a giraffe in its zoo enclosure in Cincinnati, Ohio. The footage shows the tall animal standing behind a metal fence, its head moving as it chews, with a stone building and bare trees in the background. The grainy, slightly faded color and natural daylight evoke a nostalgic mid-century feel, offering authentic archival footage of zoo life from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127601484

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1949 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Cincinnatti, Ohio, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1949 8mm home-movie zoo footage useful for documentary or educational sequences about mid-century animal exhibits and visitor-shot leisure scenes.
Period detail: The metal-bar enclosure, stone zoo building, bare trees, and faded daylight color may show a late-1940s public zoo setting in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor viewpoint, holding on the giraffe as it chews behind the enclosure bars rather than presenting a formal wildlife study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include giraffes, a metal fence, close views of a giraffe head, a stone building, bare trees, daylight sky, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm texture with grain, slight fading, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame borders that support its home-movie provenance.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for zoo visits, animal captivity, childhood outings, or mid-century public leisure.
Historical context: The scene documents how a home-movie camera recorded a giraffe enclosure and visitor-access viewing conditions without showing identifiable people.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, zoo property, and location-use questions should still be reviewed for the intended project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1949 8mm Cincinnati zoo giraffe footage, vintage home movie animal enclosure, and mid-century zoo cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1949 Cincinnati material, then related vintage zoo or animal-enclosure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 Cincinnati zoo footage shows giraffes in an outdoor enclosure with a metal fence, stone building, and bare trees. — Giraffes stand in an outdoor zoo enclosure behind a metal fence.

A giraffe's head fills the frame behind enclosure bars in 1949 Cincinnati zoo home-movie footage. — Close view of a giraffe head behind the enclosure bars.

The giraffe remains close behind the metal enclosure bars, its head partly soft from motion and 8mm focus. — The giraffe's head moves close to the fence in a tight shot.

Profile view of the giraffe behind the metal zoo enclosure.

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