Marineland Florida-1960: Men Feeding Dolphin at Marine Studios

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationMarineland, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men Feeding Dolphin at Marine Studios — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a man in a white shirt feeding a dolphin in a turquoise pool at Marine Studios in Miami, Florida. Another man in a white uniform and hat stands nearby, observing. The scene is set against a backdrop of lush palm trees and tropical foliage, with a red and white life preserver ring visible on the poolside. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American entertainment experience.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123628130

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1121 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: trip to florida,nassau,browns hotel,spring,woodpecker build nest,tree,catfish caught river,flowers,tulip
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: florida,nassau
Date: 1960 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: Marineland, Florida, 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: 1960s 8mm footage for edits needing mid-century Florida marine attraction material, dolphin feeding scenes, or visitor-filmed leisure and entertainment context.
Period detail: The white uniforms, poolside life ring, tropical landscaping, and faded 8mm color may show a 1960-era marine attraction setting in Miami, as supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a visitor-like distance as one man leans over the pool to feed or handle the dolphin while another uniformed man stands nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a turquoise show pool, a dolphin at the waterline, a man in a white shirt, a uniformed attendant, palm trees, rockwork, and a red-and-white life preserver sign.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm texture, visible grain, color drift, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing that place it clearly within home-movie archive material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century tourism, animal performances, Florida vacations, or marine park history.
Historical context: The scene reflects visitor attention around a managed dolphin encounter at a marine attraction, with people and signage visible but no broader institutional history shown in frame.
Research note: People and partial attraction signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-identification review may be needed separate from any footage copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960 8mm Miami dolphin feeding, vintage Florida marine attraction, home movie dolphin pool, and Marine Studios visitor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Miami or 1960 Florida travel footage, then broader marine attraction or dolphin performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Miami home-movie frame showing a man leaning over a turquoise pool toward a dolphin, with a uniformed attendant and partial Marine Studios signage nearby. — A man reaches toward a dolphin at the pool edge as a uniformed attendant watches from the side.

1960 Miami 8mm frame of a dolphin surfacing near a pool edge while a man bends forward and a uniformed attendant stands beside partial attraction signage. — The dolphin surfaces close to the edge while the poolside handler leans forward.

1960 Miami home-movie frame showing a poolside dolphin interaction, tropical landscaping, and partial Marine Studios signage in a soft 8mm frame. — The poolside interaction continues with the dolphin just below the water surface.

1960 Miami frame of a dolphin at the pool edge during a feeding or handling moment, with a uniformed attendant and tropical marine attraction setting visible. — A dolphin remains close to the pool edge during the brief feeding or handling moment.

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