California USA-1962: Vintage 8mm Aquarium Fish Swimming in Green-Tinted Water

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

Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Vintage 8mm Aquarium Fish Swimming in Green-Tinted Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California, USA, in 1962, showing a dimly lit aquarium with fish swimming in green-tinted water. The clip features grainy film texture, dark edges, and subtle light reflections on the glass. A large fish, possibly a shark or large predator, moves slowly through the tank, its body partially obscured by shadows and water distortion. The scene has a nostalgic, archival quality with natural film imperfections and a quiet, contemplative mood.

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: 122653464

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s archival requests needing aquarium, marine-life, or science-visit cutaways from California home-movie material.
Period detail: The frames may show an early 1960s public aquarium or exhibit tank, with dim viewing conditions, green water, and no visible modern signage.
Home-movie behavior: The footage carries a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on fish through aquarium glass rather than staging a controlled wildlife scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include green-tinted tank water, large dark fish, smaller fish forms, reflective glass, tank structure, shadows, and heavy dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, low-light exposure, color shift toward green, soft focus, gate edges, and intermittent film wear.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, contemplative transition, science-museum cutaway, or memory beat within a California 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects mid-century leisure or educational viewing of aquatic life, though the exact aquarium or institution is not identified in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and aquarium property considerations should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Searches such as 1960s 8mm aquarium fish, California home movie marine life, vintage aquarium tank footage, or green-tinted fish exhibit may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then California 1962 material, then other aquarium, marine-life, or science-visit home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 California 8mm frame with mostly dark exposure, orange film flare, and a faint aquarium viewing edge. — A largely obscured opening frame with warm film flare and dark tank edge.

1962 California 8mm frame showing a large dark fish in green-tinted aquarium water, partly obscured by low light and glass distortion. — A large fish moves through dim green water near aquarium structure.

1962 California 8mm frame of a large fish passing close to the viewing glass in a shadowed green aquarium tank. — A fish passes close to the glass, softened by shadows and water distortion.

1962 California 8mm frame with a dark fish silhouette above a pale rock or coral-like form in green aquarium water. — A dark fish silhouette crosses above a pale tank feature in green water.

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