Pennsylvania USA-1958: Shark in Aquarium Tank

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationPennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Pennsylvania

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Shark in Aquarium Tank — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1958 in Pennsylvania, USA, showing a shark swimming through an aquarium tank. The grainy, green-tinted underwater scene captures the shark moving past other fish, with visible film scratches and dust. The footage has a nostalgic, archival quality, showcasing classic aquarium life and the unique charm of mid-century home movie film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120921813

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Pennsylvania, 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 1958 Pennsylvania 8mm aquarium clip can support documentary or educational requests for mid-century home-movie views of captive marine life and small public attractions.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the green-tinted aquarium glass, handheld framing, and 8mm film texture, with the 1958 Pennsylvania context supported by clip metadata rather than identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering briefly on fish through aquarium glass without staging, narration, or visible people.
What appears in frame: The frames show a shark-like fish, several smaller fish, green aquarium water, tank shadows, dark frame edges, scratches, dust, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The clip carries a physical 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, dust specks, scratches, slight exposure variation, and a green underwater cast.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for aquarium visits, marine-life displays, or 1950s family travel footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects a mid-century home-movie encounter with aquarium displays, presenting marine animals through glass from a public visitor viewpoint.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any venue or property considerations separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Pennsylvania aquarium 8mm footage, vintage shark in tank home movie, mid-century aquarium fish cutaway, and green-tinted archival marine-life film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1958 Pennsylvania material, then broader vintage aquarium, fish tank, zoo, or family outing clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Pennsylvania 8mm frame showing a shark-like fish moving through green aquarium water with smaller fish nearby and dark film borders. — Shark-like fish passes through the aquarium tank.

1958 Pennsylvania 8mm frame with small fish dispersed in green aquarium water, divided by a dark film or contact-sheet border. — Small fish drift in the aquarium water.

1958 Pennsylvania 8mm frame showing small fish near the lower part of a green aquarium tank, with dark shapes and visible film wear. — Fish move near darker areas of the tank.

1958 Pennsylvania 8mm frame showing a dim green aquarium scene with fish near shadowed tank areas and visible grain and scratches. — Fish appear in a darker section of the aquarium.

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