California USA-1962: Sea Lion and Dolphins Performing at Marine Show

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

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Sea Lion and Dolphins Performing at Marine Show — Clip Details

Vintage 1962 home movie footage from California showing a marine animal show at a poolside venue. A sea lion performs on a white pedestal while a trainer in a white uniform stands nearby. Two dolphins swim in the pool, one balancing a blue ball on its nose. The scene includes a large hoop prop and a metal ladder structure. Shot on 8mm film with characteristic grain, color fading, and soft focus, capturing authentic mid-century Americana. The footage has a nostalgic, candid quality with natural lighting and slight camera shake.

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: 122653674

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 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 California leisure, marine-park entertainment, animal-show history, or mid-century family travel sequences needing authentic home-movie footage.
Period detail: The white trainer uniform, poolside show platform, hoop prop, and faded 8mm color may show an early-1960s marine attraction setting in California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot view from the audience area, with distant framing and slight shake giving the scene a casual family-travel perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sea lion on a white pedestal, a trainer in white, dolphins in the pool, a blue ball, a hoop prop, stacked white blocks, and a metal ladder frame.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing give the 8mm footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, nostalgic cutaway, or memory beat for marine shows, California tourism, or mid-century animal entertainment.
Historical context: The footage reflects a public poolside marine-animal performance as seen by a home-movie camera, without confirming the venue or program name.
Research note: People and trained animals are visible; copyright status, performer likeness, venue permissions, and any animal-use context should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1960s California marine show, 8mm sea lion performance, dolphins with trainer, vintage poolside animal act, or home movie aquarium show may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1962 California travel scenes, then broader vintage marine-park or animal-performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 California home-movie frame showing a sea lion on a pedestal, a white-uniformed trainer, and dolphins in a pool. — Sea lion and trainer stand poolside as dolphins surface nearby.

A white-uniformed trainer watches a sea lion on a pedestal while dolphins rise from the pool in a 1962 California marine show. — Dolphins surface in front of a poolside sea lion act.

Home-movie frame of a sea lion on a pedestal, a trainer at the pool edge, and a dolphin balancing a blue ball during the show. — A dolphin lifts a blue ball as the sea lion act continues poolside.

1962 California frame with a sea lion on a white pedestal, a trainer by a hoop, and dolphins performing at the pool edge. — Trainer stands by the hoop as sea lion and dolphins perform at the pool.

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