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San Francisco California-1957: Camels in Zoo Enclosure

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1957
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1957 San Francisco

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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Camels in Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures two camels in a sandy enclosure at a zoo or wildlife park in San Francisco, California. One camel grazes on grass while the other rests nearby, both framed by a chain-link fence and barbed wire. The footage, viewed through a darkened window frame, shows natural daylight and the characteristic grain and color saturation of mid-century amateur film. The scene evokes a nostalgic, everyday moment from the 1950s, offering authentic archival footage of animals in captivity.

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
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127710798

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1957 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
San Francisco, California, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • animals
  • heartland
  • road
  • desert
  • zoo
  • camels
  • eating
  • grass
  • sand
  • fenced
  • barbwire
  • car
  • going
  • highway
  • power
  • lines
  • wildlife
  • SAN francisco california
  • 1957
  • 1957 San Francisco
  • vintage 8mm film
  • camels eating
  • zoo animals
  • 1950s home movie
  • archival footage
  • wildlife enclosure
  • barbed wire fence
  • sandy ground
  • chain-link fence
  • vintage animal footage
  • 1950s California
  • retro home movie
  • nostalgic film
  • 8mm home movie
  • historic footage
  • animal behavior
  • vintage zoo
  • 1950s Americana
  • classic film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s archival requests needing home-movie zoo animal footage, captive wildlife cutaways, or San Francisco-area travel context.
Period detail
The 8mm color, chain-link fencing, roadside views, utility poles, and mid-century car glimpse may show a 1957 visitor trip in or near San Francisco.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has the informal feel of a visitor filming animals and nearby roadside scenery without staging or directed action.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include camels in a sandy fenced enclosure, grass, chain-link and barbed wire, roads, utility poles, a hillside, and a passing car.
Film character
The footage shows soft 8mm focus, dense grain, saturated color, exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of amateur mid-century film.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short animal cutaway, travel insert, roadside transition, or memory beat within a 1950s California sequence.
Historical context
The scene documents animals in captivity and surrounding road infrastructure as seen through a casual mid-century home-movie camera.
Research note
No people, faces, logos, or audible music are evident, but location, zoo property, and copyright status should be verified before use.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1957 8mm San Francisco zoo camels, vintage home movie animals in enclosure, and mid-century California roadside footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with same-reel zoo or travel shots, then San Francisco 1957 material, then broader 1950s captive wildlife or road footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 San Francisco-area home-movie frame showing two camels inside a sandy enclosure behind fencing.
Two camels occupy a sandy fenced enclosure, with one grazing and another resting nearby.
1957 San Francisco-area roadside view with utility poles, hillside vegetation, and a curving paved road.
A roadside view shows utility poles along a grassy slope beside a curving road.
Soft 8mm frame of a San Francisco-area roadside slope with utility poles and low vegetation.
Utility poles and wires cross a roadside hillside under a pale blue sky.
1957 home-movie roadside frame with utility poles, hillside vegetation, and a small car passing at the edge.
A car appears at the right edge of a roadside view lined with utility poles.

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