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1959: Child in Mask Scaring Baby

1959: Child in Mask Scaring Baby

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  • Year1959
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCatskill Game Farm, New York, United States
  • Duration18s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD

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Child in Mask Scaring Baby — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1959 at the Catskill Game Farm in New York, capturing a playful moment where a child in a mask startles a baby during a Halloween-themed family outing. The footage shows a young boy or girl in disguise, wearing a hooded mask, laughing as they surprise the infant. This nostalgic, candid moment reflects mid-century Americana and family life, with natural lighting and grainy film texture characteristic of home movies from the era. The scene evokes warmth and humor, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
18s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
67904368

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label
north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note
1959
Reel-level location note
new york
Date
1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location
Catskill Game Farm, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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

  • child
  • wearing
  • mask
  • scaring
  • baby
  • halloween
  • infant
  • boy
  • girl
  • disguise
  • laughing
  • hood
  • inside
  • family
  • catskill game farm
  • new york
  • 1959
  • home video
  • 1959 Halloween family footage
  • vintage 8mm home movie
  • child in mask
  • baby laughing
  • Halloween prank
  • retro family fun
  • vintage Super 8
  • 1950s home video
  • American nostalgia
  • old film footage
  • archival 8mm
  • family prank
  • children playing
  • vintage Halloween
  • New York 1959
  • home movie footage
  • 8mm film
  • nostalgic childhood
  • vintage family memory

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