A woman and girl walk toward the camera among striped poles and crowds, Catskill Game Farm, circa 1959.
1959 · Catskill Game Farm, New York, United States
Still image · $49
This small preview is for browsing. Your licensed download is the full 4K image.
4K archival still image
Visitors gather in the shade between striped poles during a summer outing, circa 1959 — Catskill Game Farm, New York, 1959
$49 USD Full 4K image license
You’re licensing the 4K image3,840 × 2,160 pixels · JPEG
Extracted from the film scan master, not enlarged from the 256px preview.
- Download
- Full 4K · 3840 × 2160 pixels · JPEG
- Web preview
- 455 × 256 pixels
- Catalog year
- 1959
- Location
- Catskill Game Farm, New York, United States
- Image
- Still 4 · 4.77s into the source clip
- License
- Editorial 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.
One full-resolution still image is included. The source video is licensed separately.
Read the licensing guideAbout this image
Crowd of women and children in a shaded park play area, Catskill, New York, filmed on 8mm circa 1959.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 4.77 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
Browsing preview455 × 256pixels · shown above
Licensed 4K image3840 × 2160pixels · JPEG download
About 71× as many pixels as the web preview. The master retains the original film’s grain, texture and condition.
Visually similar images
Explore other frames with a similar composition and subject.
Visual matches are temporarily unavailable. Use the subject links below to keep exploring.
Explore the subjects in this image
Other frames from this clip
The pair head off across the play area as a child runs past, circa 1959.
1959 · Catskill Game Farm, New York, United States
Still image · $49
Women in light dresses and a mother leading a girl, under the trees at Catskill Game Farm, circa 1959.
1959 · Catskill Game Farm, New York, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Catskill Game Farm New York-1959: Women and Children Stroll a Shaded Play Area With Striped Poles
Watch the movement and surrounding scene in the source clip, or license the video separately.
Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1950s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Period detail
Full-skirted cotton dresses, sleeveless blouses, cat-eye style sunglasses and pale handbags may show typical late-1950s women's summer daywear.
Film character
Handheld 8mm with visible grain, warm saturated reds and blues, and strong contrast between sunlit ground and deep shade that gives a vivid period texture.
Historical context
Privately run game farms and children's zoos like this one drew families by car to the Catskills, and the dress here reflects the era's casual summer norms.
Research note
Faces of identifiable adults and minors appear, so likeness releases are a separate matter from copyright in the film, and the privately owned park setting may carry property considerations.
Image licensing questions
What resolution will I download?
Your license includes the 3840 × 2160-pixel JPEG in full 4K resolution. The 455 × 256-pixel image on this page is a browsing preview. The licensed image is extracted from the scan master, not enlarged from the preview.
What does the $49 still-image license include?
It covers this one still image. This image is editorial only; commercial advertising and paid placements are not permitted. Choose the usage, territory and term at checkout. The source video is licensed separately.
Can I see the footage this image came from?
Yes. The source clip is “Catskill Game Farm New York-1959: Women and Children Stroll a Shaded Play Area With Striped Poles”. Its page includes the video preview and the archive’s source and licensing information.