Cincinnatti Ohio-1949: Mother Giraffe Walks Past Baby Giraffe In Zoo Enclosure

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

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Mother Giraffe Walks Past Baby Giraffe In Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1949, this vintage home movie captures a mother giraffe and her baby in a zoo enclosure. The footage, filmed through metal bars, shows the adult giraffe walking slowly past the younger one, both framed by the cage's grid. The warm, slightly faded colors and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival feel. The scene is set against a backdrop of bare trees, suggesting early spring. This classic wildlife footage offers a rare glimpse into mid-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: 127601514

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$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: 1940s 8mm zoo footage useful for documentary or education requests needing mid-century animal enclosure views and giraffe family behavior.
Period detail: The metal-bar enclosure, bare trees, and faded 8mm color may show a late-1940s zoo visit in Cincinnati, Ohio, as supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a visitor position outside the enclosure, recording the giraffes through bars without staged action or direct human presence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult giraffe, a young giraffe, metal cage bars, bare trees, enclosure fencing, pale sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a contact-print feel that preserves the texture of amateur physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, period zoo insert, animal-care context shot, or quiet memory beat within a mid-century home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for a family zoo visit and enclosed animal display practices without showing signage, staff, visitors, or named facilities.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, zoo property context, and animal-display sensitivities still require normal review.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1949 8mm Cincinnati zoo giraffes, vintage home movie baby giraffe, mother giraffe behind bars, or mid-century zoo enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel zoo or family outing material, then other Cincinnati 1949 clips, then broader vintage zoo, giraffe, and animal enclosure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 8mm Cincinnati zoo footage shows a giraffe head and neck seen close through a grid of metal bars. — A close, barred view frames the giraffe's head and neck inside the zoo enclosure.

In the 1949 Cincinnati zoo clip, an adult giraffe and a young giraffe stand behind metal bars with bare trees beyond. — The adult giraffe passes near the younger giraffe inside the barred outdoor enclosure.

The adult and young giraffes remain visible through the enclosure bars in 1949 Cincinnati zoo home-movie footage. — Bars and tree trunks layer across the two giraffes as they move within the enclosure.

A young giraffe stands near the adult giraffe behind tall bars in the Cincinnati, Ohio zoo footage from 1949. — The younger giraffe is framed beside the adult through the tall metal enclosure bars.

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