Pennsylvania USA-1958: Diver in Aquarium Tank with Fish

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

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Diver in Aquarium Tank with Fish — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1958 captures an underwater scene at an aquarium, showing fish swimming among rocks and algae in green-tinted water. A diver in period-appropriate gear, including a helmet and heavy suit, moves through the tank, interacting with the aquatic environment. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color degradation, and light leaks, with visible scratches and dust, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century marine life observation.

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: 120921934

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1950s Pennsylvania 8mm aquarium footage for productions needing a short archival insert of underwater fish viewing and a suited diver feeding or tending fish in a public display tank.
Period detail: The heavy helmet-style diving gear, green aquarium lighting, and 8mm home-movie texture may show mid-century marine exhibit viewing practices.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor filming through aquarium glass as the diver and fish move unpredictably in the tank.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include green water, rock forms, algae or aquatic growth, several fish, suspended particles, a suited diver, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, dense grain, green color shift, uneven exposure, scratches, dust, and slight frame instability typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century aquarium visits, marine education, or public display tank sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a public-facing underwater display environment where a diver appears among fish for observation or feeding, without identifying the specific aquarium.
Research note: A person in diving gear is visible but not clearly identifiable, and users should separately assess copyright, likeness, aquarium permissions, and any location-specific property considerations.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1958 Pennsylvania aquarium 8mm, vintage diver feeding fish, mid-century public aquarium footage, and home movie underwater tank scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Pennsylvania 1958 material, and then with vintage aquarium, fish feeding, or public attraction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Pennsylvania 8mm frame showing a green-tinted aquarium tank with fish near rocks and a helmeted diver partly obscured in the water. — Fish and diver in green aquarium water.

1958 Pennsylvania aquarium footage frame with a helmeted diver in a heavy suit moving near rocks as fish swim through green water. — Helmeted diver among aquarium fish.

1958 Pennsylvania 8mm frame showing fish passing through cloudy green aquarium water with rocks, algae, and a partially obscured diver shape behind them. — Fish pass through the aquarium tank.

1958 Pennsylvania aquarium frame with a helmeted diver low in the tank near rocks and fish, seen through soft green 8mm film texture. — Diver low in the tank with fish nearby.

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