Los Angeles California USA-1962: People Watch The Fish Swim Together In The

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

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People Watch The Fish Swim Together In The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a lively aquarium scene in Los Angeles, California. The first four frames show fish swimming in a tank with visible water bubbles and a grainy, blue-tinted quality typical of Super 8 footage. The final frame reveals a crowd of spectators watching a marine show from bleachers, with a boat labeled 'Marineland of the Pacific' in the water. The clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century entertainment and archival aquarium life.

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: 123713734

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: Useful for 1960s editorial sequences needing visitor-shot aquarium or marine-park footage from Southern California home movies.
Period detail: The bleachers, small show boat, film color, and Marineland of the Pacific marking support a mid-century public marine attraction setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor's viewpoint, shifting from fish tanks to a crowd watching a water show from bleachers.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include fish behind glass, aquarium water, heavy frame edges, bright overexposure, spectators in bleachers, water, and a small show boat.
Film character: The 8mm scan has coarse grain, blue aquarium tint, gate edges, handheld framing, and uneven exposure that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for public leisure, aquarium visits, or mid-century family travel.
Historical context: The footage shows aquarium viewing and a marine show audience as a form of early 1960s public entertainment.
Research note: People and a visible Marineland of the Pacific marking may require likeness, trademark, or location review separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Searches for 1962 8mm aquarium footage, Los Angeles marine park home movie, fish tank visitors, or Marineland of the Pacific crowd may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Los Angeles or 1962 leisure footage, then aquarium, wildlife, or marine-show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blue-tinted 1962 8mm aquarium view in Los Angeles, with fish moving behind glass and dark gate edges visible. — Fish pass through a dim aquarium tank in blue-tinted home-movie footage.

A large fish appears near the aquarium glass in blue-toned 1962 home-movie footage from Los Angeles. — A large fish moves close to the aquarium glass.

Brightly overexposed 8mm frame appears to show spectators beside water at an outdoor marine attraction in 1962 Los Angeles. — A washed-out frame briefly reveals the outdoor crowd and show area.

Spectators fill bleachers near a small boat marked Marineland of the Pacific during a 1962 marine show in Los Angeles. — Spectators watch a marine show beside a Marineland of the Pacific boat.

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