Los Angeles California USA-1962: Sea Lion Show At Marineland Of The Pacific

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

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Sea Lion Show At Marineland Of The Pacific — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a lively sea lion show at Marineland of the Pacific in Los Angeles, California. Trained sea lions perform on a concrete stage beside a turquoise pool, interacting with handlers in white uniforms. The scene features playful animals balancing on barrels and platforms, with the iconic Marineland logo visible on a red backdrop. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color saturation and film grain, offering authentic mid-century Americana nostalgia.

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: 123713419

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 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: Los Angeles, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage suited to archival requests for mid-century Southern California leisure, animal attractions, or marine park performance inserts.
Period detail: The white handler uniforms, simple concrete pool stage, saturated color, and Marineland sign may show early-1960s visitor entertainment style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from across the pool, preserving how a family camera recorded a brief sea lion act rather than a staged publicity angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include sea lions on platforms, handlers in white uniforms, a turquoise pool, red backdrop panels, a Marineland sign, barrels, and stage blocks.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, insert, or memory beat for mid-century tourism, animal entertainment, or Southern California family travel.
Historical context: The scene documents visitors' view of trained marine-animal performance culture at Marineland of the Pacific without establishing wider operations beyond the visible show.
Research note: People and the Marineland logo are visible, so copyright, trademark, and likeness review may be needed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1962 8mm Marineland sea lion show, Los Angeles marine park home movie, and vintage California animal attraction footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Marineland material, then Los Angeles or Southern California 1962 footage, then broader 1960s zoo, aquarium, or family tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 home-movie frame of a Marineland of the Pacific sea lion show in Los Angeles, with handlers in white beside a turquoise pool. — Handlers stand among sea lions, platforms, and a barrel during the poolside show.

At Marineland of the Pacific in 1962, sea lions appear on poolside blocks while uniformed handlers stand near a red backdrop. — Sea lions hold positions on stage blocks while handlers guide the act beside the pool.

1962 Los Angeles home-movie view of a sea lion act at Marineland, with a handler, barrel, platforms, and red backdrop visible. — A sea lion moves near the barrel while another remains on a platform under the Marineland sign.

Final 1962 Marineland show frame showing sea lions on platforms, two handlers, a white barrel, and the pool in the foreground. — Two handlers face the sea lions as the act continues on the concrete stage.

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