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1953: Children Riding Mechanical Elephant at Fair in Japan

1953: Children Riding Mechanical Elephant at Fair in Japan

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  • Year1953
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationJapan
  • Duration9s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD
  • Collection1953 Japan

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Children Riding Mechanical Elephant at Fair in Japan — Clip Details

Vintage 1953 home movie footage from Japan captures young boys and girls riding a mechanical elephant attraction at a fair or amusement park. The children laugh and enjoy the ride as it moves along a rail, surrounded by trees, buildings, and a waving flag. Other children watch and talk nearby, some walking past a fence. The 8mm film shows classic mid-century Japanese leisure activity with a nostalgic, archival feel, offering authentic period detail of postwar recreation and family entertainment.

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
9s
Pond5 price
from $199 USD
Clip ID
73151400

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1033 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note
1953
Reel-level location note
japan
Date
1953 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
Japan 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

  • children
  • fair
  • amusement park
  • ride
  • elephant
  • rail
  • fence
  • walking
  • watching
  • talking
  • trees
  • buildings
  • flag
  • metallic
  • mechanical
  • automated
  • young
  • boys
  • girls
  • on
  • sports
  • recreation
  • japan
  • 1953
  • 1953 Japan amusement park
  • vintage 8mm children ride
  • mechanical elephant ride
  • Japanese fair 1950s
  • home movie children playing
  • retro amusement ride
  • 1950s family recreation
  • Japanese nostalgia footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • children watching ride
  • 1950s Japanese culture
  • classic home movie
  • archival 8mm footage
  • vintage fairground scene
  • children laughing on ride
  • 1950s Japan family life
  • old film footage
  • retro Japanese entertainment
  • 8mm archival clip
  • vintage children's amusement

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