United States-1939: Visitors Watching an Elephant Extend and Lower Its Trunk

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

zoo visits
childhood recreation
animal observation
captivity
everyday leisure
home movie memory

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Visitor eye level, looking through enclosure bars
Setting: outdoor · Zoo enclosure with iron bars, wire mesh, a hard floor and trees beyond
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · dry conditions
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright areas on the animal's back and deep enclosure shadows
People: 4 · One adult and three apparent children are visible or partly visible in the foreground, mostly from behind; the adult wears a fitted short-sleeved dress.
Animals: elephant
Objects: iron enclosure bars · wire mesh · vertical enclosure posts · hard enclosure floor · trees
Colors: gray · black · off-white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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An elephant stands side-on behind bars as visitors watch.
Its trunk reaches forward and down through the view of the enclosure.
The animal turns more toward the camera with its trunk hanging low.
The adult remains prominent at left while the elephant faces the visitors.

Visitors Watching an Elephant Extend and Lower Its Trunk — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1939 home movie footage shows an elephant behind tall iron bars and wire mesh as children and an adult watch from outside. Its trunk reaches forward and then lowers toward the enclosure floor as the animal turns more toward the camera. A single visitor-level shot shifts slightly to keep the animal in view, with spectators' backs filling the lower foreground.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003682

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

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: 1939 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: 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: This circa 1939 zoo scene supports documentary and museum requests for children observing a captive elephant during an everyday outing.
Period detail: The adult's fitted dress with shaped short sleeves and waved hairstyle, together with the children's clothing, are compatible with circa 1939.
Home-movie behavior: The spectators face the animal rather than the camera, giving the shot an unstaged visitor perspective.
What appears in frame: An elephant stands beyond iron bars and wire mesh, with an adult, children, a hard enclosure floor and trees also visible.
Film character: Monochrome grain, soft focus, uneven brightness, dark edges and slight camera movement give the projected-film capture a tangible home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use it as a zoo outing cutaway or a short movement beat, entering on the extended trunk and leaving after the animal turns.
Historical context: The close view of spectators outside a barred enclosure records how this particular zoo visit was experienced from the public side of the barrier.
Research note: People appear mostly from behind and the zoo is unidentified; copyright permission is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1939 zoo home movies, children watching an elephant and monochrome footage of barred animal enclosures.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's children sharing a book or exploring a globe, then with other circa 1939 United States outings and zoo visitor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1939, an elephant stands side-on in a barred zoo enclosure, with children and a partly cropped adult watching. — Visitors watch an elephant through the enclosure's bars and wire mesh.
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A zoo elephant reaches its trunk forward and down as children watch through bars in the United States, circa 1939. — The elephant reaches its trunk toward the floor as the children look on.
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In the United States, circa 1939, an adult in a short-sleeved dress watches an elephant turn toward the visitors behind zoo bars. — The animal turns toward the visitors while the adult watches from the left.
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An elephant faces spectators through a barred enclosure in the United States, circa 1939, with an adult at left and a child at lower right. — The elephant faces outward with its trunk lowered behind the barrier.
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