Zurich Switzerland-1963: King Penguins Walking a Shaded Zoo Path Among Families and a Small Girl

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationZurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 · Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1963 · Zurich & Switzerland · Reel 59f58dbf contains 14 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

animals and people
zoo visit
family outing
childhood
1960s leisure
summer day

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · handheld · slightly low, roughly waist height, looking down the path
Setting: outdoor · tree-shaded footpath at a zoo, with green shrubs and dappled sunlight
Time and weather: day · summer · sunny
Lighting: bright sunlight filtered through trees, with deep shade and patches of light on the path
People: 12 · A crowd of zoo visitors including women in dresses and cardigans carrying handbags, a small girl in a pale dress, a boy in a yellow top and shorts, and other adults and children; most adult faces are out of frame.
Animals: king penguins
Objects: handbags · red bag · dresses · cardigan · footpath
Colors: blue-violet · green · white · yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Penguins and a crowd of visitors walk toward the camera from far down the shaded path.
The birds draw closer as a small girl in a pale dress walks between them.
Four king penguins fill the lower frame with families and a boy in a yellow top beside them.
The girl steps alongside the penguins as a woman with a red bag passes at right.

King Penguins Walking a Shaded Zoo Path Among Families... — Clip Details

At Zoo Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland, circa 1963, home movie footage shows four king penguins walking along a tree-shaded, sun-dappled path in the middle of a crowd of visitors. A small girl in a pale dress walks between the birds while women with handbags, a boy in a yellow top and other families move along beside them. Birds and people advance toward the camera, which holds a steady, slightly low view down the path in one continuous 8mm shot.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 800001699

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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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Date: 1963 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: Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland 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: Helps a brief for early-1960s European family leisure or zoo history, giving a close, informal shot of penguins and visitors sharing a path.
Period detail: Full-skirted summer dresses, light cardigans, structured handbags and children's smocked dresses may show early-1960s fashion.
Home-movie behavior: The family filmer simply held the camera on the path and let the penguins and fellow visitors walk toward them, catching an unstaged shared moment.
What appears in frame: Four king penguins, a small girl in a pale dress, women with handbags, a boy in a yellow top, a woman with a red bag and a sun-dappled path under trees.
Film character: Grainy 8mm colour with a strong blue-violet cast in the shadows and bright sunlit highlights through the foliage, typical of amateur reversal film.
Edit role: Works as a light cutaway or memory beat in a zoo or childhood sequence, or as a gentle opener before other animal shots.
Historical context: The scene shows visitors and penguins moving together on an open path at Zoo Zürich, a zoo founded on the Zürichberg in 1929.
Research note: The film's copyright and the likeness of the visitors, including identifiable minors, are separate matters, and use of zoo grounds may raise venue considerations; clearance is not guaranteed.
Research search match: Researchers may search 'penguins among zoo visitors 1960s', 'Zoo Zürich 8mm home movie' or 'little girl walking with penguins vintage'.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Zoobähnli train, keeper with chimpanzee and flamingos on a lawn, then other Zurich clips circa 1963, then vintage zoo animal footage.

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King penguins and families walking down a shaded path at Zoo Zürich, Switzerland, circa 1963 — King penguins and visitors approach along a sun-dappled path at Zoo Zürich, circa 1963.
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Small girl in a pale dress walks behind king penguins on a Zoo Zürich path in 8mm home movie footage, circa 1963 — A small girl follows two king penguins as adults walk alongside, Zoo Zürich, circa 1963.
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Four king penguins walk among a 1960s crowd and a small girl at Zoo Zürich, Switzerland, circa 1963 — Four king penguins share the path with families, a small girl and a boy in a yellow top at Zoo Zürich, circa 1963.
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Little girl in a white dress beside king penguins on a zoo path in Zurich, Switzerland, circa 1963 — A little girl walks beside the king penguins while a visitor with a red bag passes, Zoo Zürich, circa 1963.
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