Washington DC-1948: Elephants at Zoo Through Fisheye Lens

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Washington DC

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Elephants at Zoo Through Fisheye Lens — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures elephants at a zoo in Washington DC. Filmed through a fisheye lens, the footage shows two elephants moving across a grassy enclosure with rocks, a pond, and dense trees in the background. The image has a soft, grainy quality with faded colors typical of mid-century home movies. The dark frame borders suggest viewing through a camera or window, adding to the nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic 1940s zoo footage is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or editorial projects.

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: 127728057

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: 1948 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: Washington, DC, 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: Useful for 1940s archival requests needing Washington DC zoo animal footage, visitor-shot nature material, or brief historical cutaways of elephants in captivity.
Period detail: The soft 8mm color, rounded dark frame edges, and distant zoo enclosure may show a late-1940s amateur filming setup rather than a staged production view.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, observing elephants from across a pond with casual framing and no visible human subjects.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include elephants, a grassy enclosure, pond edge, rocks, low barrier forms, dense trees, and dark fisheye-like frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld home-movie framing that give it a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, animal cutaway, zoo memory beat, or transition within mid-century travel, family, or urban recreation sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a zoo visitor's view of elephants in an outdoor enclosure, offering social context around leisure filming and animal display in the 1940s.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still verify copyright status and any zoo or location-related permissions for intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 8mm zoo footage, Washington DC elephants, vintage home movie animal enclosure, and mid-century zoo visitor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with Washington DC 1948 material, then with other vintage zoo, animal, pond, or family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Washington DC zoo footage showing a distant elephant beside rocks and a pond, framed by dark rounded film edges. — An elephant stands near rocks across a pond in a wooded zoo enclosure.

A large elephant is viewed from behind in the Washington DC zoo enclosure, with grass, rocks, a pond edge, and trees visible. — The elephant moves across the enclosure near the pond and rock features.

Two elephants appear in the 1948 Washington DC zoo scene, standing near a pond, rocks, grass, and dense trees. — A large elephant and a smaller elephant stand near the water in the zoo enclosure.

Two elephants are visible in the Washington DC zoo enclosure, with a pond edge, rocks, grass, and leafy trees in the background. — Two elephants stand apart in the grassy enclosure beyond the pond.

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