Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA-1964: Betta Swimming In A Tank

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Pennsylvania

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Betta Swimming In A Tank — Clip Details

Vintage 1964 home movie footage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing a betta fish swimming in a small freshwater aquarium. The tank features gravel substrate, aquatic plants, and a decorative figurine, viewed through a wooden-framed display. The film exhibits classic 8mm grain, warm color tones, and natural light reflections, capturing a nostalgic domestic scene. The betta fish moves slowly through the water, with slight camera shake and film imperfections adding to the authentic archival quality. This clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-century household life and pet ownership.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120926459

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: 1964 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: Philadelphia, 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: Useful for 1960s domestic-life or pet-keeping sequences needing a brief archival cutaway of a betta fish in a home aquarium.
Period detail: The wooden-framed tank, decorative figurine, gravel substrate, and soft color home-movie exposure may show a mid-century household aquarium setup consistent with the supplied 1964 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet, unstaged quality of someone filming a household pet at close range as it moves slowly through the tank.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a betta fish, glass aquarium walls, gravel, aquatic plants, a small decorative figurine, a vertical tank fixture, water reflections, and a wooden base or frame.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through visible grain, soft focus, warm color shift, gate shadows, light flare on the glass, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, domestic memory beat, pet-care cutaway, or transition into a broader sequence about home life in the 1960s.
Historical context: The scene documents a modest freshwater aquarium as part of household material culture without showing people, brands, or public landmarks.
Research note: No people or logos are visible, but users should still evaluate copyright status and any property-context concerns separately from likeness or brand issues.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1960s 8mm home movie aquarium, vintage betta fish tank, Philadelphia home movie pet fish, and mid-century freshwater aquarium footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then with Philadelphia or 1964 domestic interiors, and then with broader vintage pet, aquarium, or household-life material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Philadelphia home-movie frame showing a betta fish swimming near gravel, plants, and a small figurine inside a glass aquarium with a wooden base. — Betta fish in a home aquarium.

1964 Philadelphia home-movie frame of a betta fish in a small aquarium, with aquatic plants, gravel, a decorative figure, and strong reflected light on the glass. — Betta fish beside aquarium plants.

1964 Philadelphia home-movie frame showing a betta fish lower in the tank, with gravel, plants, a small figurine, and hazy reflected light across the aquarium glass. — Fish moving through the tank.

1964 Philadelphia home-movie frame of a betta fish in a freshwater aquarium, framed by gravel, aquatic plants, a decorative figurine, and a bright circular reflection on the glass. — Aquarium detail with betta fish.

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