Washington DC-1948: Baboon Sitting On Grey Rocks In Zoo Enclosure

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Baboon Sitting On Grey Rocks In Zoo Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a baboon sitting on a rocky enclosure, likely at a zoo in Washington DC. The primate remains mostly still on the grey, sunlit rocks, with its dark fur contrasting against the pale stone. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and a soft focus, characteristic of mid-century amateur film. The scene is framed by dark borders, suggesting viewing through a projector or film viewer. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife observation from the late 1940s.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127728078

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, District Of Columbia, 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 documentary or educational edits needing brief visitor-shot zoo footage of a baboon in an outdoor rock enclosure.
Period detail: The 1948 8mm source and soft color home-movie look support a mid-century zoo visit, while the visible setting is a pale artificial rock habitat.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a quiet visitor perspective, watching the animal remain mostly still rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a baboon, pale grey rock ledges, artificial cliff walls, sunlit stone, dark frame borders, and soft projected-film edges.
Film character: The footage has 8mm grain, soft focus, mild color fading, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame borders that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short animal cutaway, zoo insert, period transition, or reflective memory beat within a mid-century sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects leisure-time zoo observation in archival home-movie form, with attention on an animal in a constructed outdoor enclosure.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any zoo or property considerations separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 8mm zoo footage, Washington DC home movie baboon, vintage primate enclosure, and mid-century animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Washington DC 1948 zoo or outdoor visitor footage, then broader 1940s animal and wildlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Washington DC home-movie frame showing a baboon seated against pale artificial rocks in a zoo enclosure. — A baboon sits still on sunlit grey rocks inside a constructed enclosure.

A baboon remains seated on a grey rock ledge in the Washington DC zoo footage, framed by dark film borders. — The animal stays near the center of the rocky enclosure as the camera holds a distant view.

The 1948 8mm frame shows the baboon still seated in the rocky zoo habitat, with strong contrast from sunlit stone. — The baboon remains low on the rocks, partly silhouetted against the bright enclosure surface.

Near the end of the 1948 Washington DC clip, the baboon appears to stand or move along the sunlit rock ledge. — The baboon shifts position on the pale rocks, offering the only clear movement in the sampled frames.

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