California USA-1962: Sea Lions Performing Tricks at Zoo

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

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Sea Lions Performing Tricks at Zoo — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1962 captures a sea lion performance at a zoo or circus. Two trainers in white uniforms oversee the show as sea lions balance on boxes and perform tricks with a ball. The scene unfolds in a sunlit outdoor arena with a tan wall backdrop, featuring a red drum and white props. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and slight motion blur, conveying authentic mid-century nostalgia. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into 1960s animal entertainment.

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: 122653636

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: Yes

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s California zoo or animal-show footage for documentary, education, or archive edits needing mid-century public entertainment and trained sea lion performance material.
Period detail: The trainers' white uniforms, simple outdoor arena, painted wall, and minimal props may show a mid-century zoo or circus-style animal performance setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot viewpoint, observing the trainers and sea lions from a distance rather than presenting a staged production camera angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two trainers in white, several sea lions, low display boxes, a ball or hoop prop, a red drum, a tan arena wall, and sunlit concrete.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm color, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the physical texture of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for stories about zoos, animal acts, family outings, or changing attitudes toward animal entertainment.
Historical context: The scene documents a public animal performance as seen by a home-movie camera, with trainers directing sea lions before an unseen audience.
Research note: People are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, music, and venue context may require separate review from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s California zoo sea lion show, 8mm animal performance, vintage trained sea lions, and home movie zoo entertainment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with California 1962 zoo or family outing footage, and then with broader vintage animal-show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark 8mm frame with a partial view of a California animal-show arena, including a trainer and sea lion area at the right edge. — A mostly obscured opening frame reveals part of the outdoor sea lion performance area.

1962 California zoo or animal-show footage shows a trainer in white near a sea lion, circular prop, and arena wall. — A trainer stands near a sea lion and show props in the outdoor performance space.

1962 California home-movie footage shows two trainers in white with sea lions, boxes, and performance props in an outdoor arena. — Two trainers oversee sea lions positioned among boxes and show props.

1962 California animal-show footage shows several sea lions near low boxes as a trainer stands before a tan wall. — Sea lions gather by low boxes while a trainer watches from behind the props.

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