Detroit Zoo Michigan-1952: Two Women and a Blond Toddler in Front of Red Salvia Beds

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationDetroit Zoo, Michigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 · Detroit Zoo, Michigan, United States

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What is in this clip

family outing
zoo visit
mid-century fashion
childhood
summer leisure
generations together
public gardens

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · Landscaped zoo grounds with dense red flower beds, dark shrubbery and a paved path or low wall behind
Time and weather: midday · summer · sunny
Lighting: Bright direct sunlight with dappled leaf shadows and deep shade in the background
People: 3 · A young woman in a purple plaid dress with a white collar and cuffs, an older woman in a pale print dress with a dark belt, and a blond toddler in a blue outfit.
Landmarks: Detroit Zoo
Objects: red salvia flower beds · shrubs · plaid dress · print dress · belt · paved path
Colors: red · purple · green · white · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Two women stand before red salvia as a blond toddler walks between them.
The toddler turns and looks toward the camera while the women smile.
The child drifts to the older companion's side, near the bottom of the frame.
The camera reframes and swings away as the shot ends.

Two Women and a Blond Toddler in Front of Red Salvia Beds — Clip Details

At the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, Michigan, circa 1952 home movie footage shows two women standing before a deep bank of red salvia while a blond toddler in blue wanders between them. The younger one wears a purple plaid dress with a white collar and cuffs; her companion wears a pale print dress with a dark belt. The child turns, looks about and drifts to the older companion's side as both adults smile toward the lens. It is one handheld 8mm color shot in bright sun, ending as the camera swings away.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000209

Rights & Clearance

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Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 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: Detroit Zoo, Michigan, 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: Serves requests for early-1950s American family leisure in color, especially a day at the zoo or a park, for documentaries, local history films and nostalgic montage.
Period detail: The belted shirtwaist-style dresses with white collars and cuffs and the mid-calf hemlines may show early-1950s day wear, and the saturated reds suggest period color reversal stock.
Home-movie behavior: An unposed family moment: the adults pause and smile for the camera while the toddler ignores the pose and wanders off between them.
What appears in frame: A young woman in a purple plaid dress, an older woman in a pale print dress, a blond toddler in blue, a wall of red salvia, dark shrubs, and a pale path or low wall behind.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain and slightly warm projected color give the shot a period texture, with bright sun, deep blacks in the foliage and handheld drift.
Edit role: Works as a memory-beat insert or cutaway in a family-life sequence, or as a colorful bridge into the reel's zoo animal and railroad shots.
Historical context: Shot during a family visit to the Detroit Zoo, open at its Royal Oak site since 1928, where landscaped flower beds framed visitors' snapshots as well as the exhibits.
Research note: The film's copyright and the likeness rights of the identifiable adults and the minor are separate questions; the people are unnamed and no clearance is implied for either.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1950s women and toddler at the zoo, early-1950s color 8mm home movie, or vintage family outing with red flower beds in Michigan.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's Detroit Zoo railroad train and summer porch relatives clips, then with other Detroit-area early-1950s footage, then with mid-century family outing material.

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Two women and a blond toddler before red salvia beds at the Detroit Zoo, Michigan, circa 1952 — A toddler walks between two women in front of red salvia at the Detroit Zoo, circa 1952.
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Blond toddler in blue overalls beside a woman in a purple plaid dress, Detroit Zoo, early 1950s — The toddler turns toward the camera while the two women stand by the flower bed.
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Smiling woman in a purple plaid dress and an older woman in a print dress at the Detroit Zoo, circa 1952 — A young woman smiles beside an older companion as the toddler slips toward the lower edge of the frame.
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Two women in belted early-1950s dresses with a toddler by red salvia, Detroit Zoo, Michigan — The toddler stands at the older woman's side before the camera swings away.
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