California USA-1969: Peacock Spreads Its Tail in Vintage 8mm Film

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 California

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Peacock Spreads Its Tail in Vintage 8mm Film — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1969 captures a peacock in full display, its magnificent tail feathers fanned out in a radiant, sunburst pattern. The bird stands in a natural setting with green foliage and a textured wall in the background, its iridescent blue and green plumage contrasting with the earthy tones. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural grain and slight color fading, characteristic of home movies from the era. The peacock remains mostly stationary, showcasing its elaborate tail in a moment of natural beauty.

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: 123047307

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 1343 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #9,easter,grandma granpa visit,spring rainbow,opening day,little league,baseball
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: clarendon hills, illinois, woodland hills, california
Date: 1969 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: Useful for requests needing late-1960s California 8mm nature or zoo-park style home-movie footage as a brief wildlife cutaway.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the 8mm color stock, soft exposure, and textured wall setting, with the 1969 California context supported by clip metadata rather than identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a patient visitor-shot view of a peacock holding its tail display, with minimal camera movement and no staged action visible.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a peacock, fanned tail feathers, iridescent body color, a textured wall, green foliage, paved ground, film grain, and dark frame borders.
Film character: The footage has a home-movie 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, slight color fade, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges that add archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature insert, California travel cutaway, transition beat, or quiet memory detail within a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual amateur filming of animal display behavior, with the setting suggesting a garden, park, or animal enclosure without confirming a specific site.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any location or property permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 California 8mm peacock display, vintage home movie wildlife, fanned peacock tail, and Super 8 era nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then California 1969 clips, then vintage home-movie animals, gardens, parks, or colorful nature details.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 California 8mm frame showing a peacock facing a textured wall with its pale tail fan spread behind it. — A peacock holds a broad tail display against a textured wall and foliage.

A vintage 8mm frame from California metadata shows the peacock's tail fan radiating across a wall backdrop. — The peacock remains mostly still while its tail fills the frame in a fan shape.

The peacock is seen low in frame with its spread tail reaching upward across a wall and nearby greenery. — Tail feathers radiate upward as the bird stands near plants and a paved edge.

Final 8mm frame shows the peacock's pale tail fan spread broadly, with foliage and wall texture behind it. — The display continues as the peacock's fan dominates the lower-right frame.

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