Los Angeles California USA-1962: Feeding Time At The Aquarium Underwater Footage

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

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Feeding Time At The Aquarium Underwater Footage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures an underwater scene at an aquarium in Los Angeles, California. A diver in a classic antique dive suit swims through dimly lit water, surrounded by large fish and bubbles rising from the tank. The footage shows the diver interacting with marine life, possibly during feeding time, with a grainy, purple-tinted aesthetic typical of Super 8 film. The scene evokes a sense of nostalgia and curiosity about mid-century aquarium exhibits.

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: 123713957

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: 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 documentary or museum edits needing Los Angeles aquarium home-movie footage of a diver with fish in an exhibit tank.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-century aquarium presentation, with a helmeted diver or antique-style diving suit visible through dim underwater 8mm exposure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, observing the underwater tank from outside the glass as fish pass and the diver moves within the exhibit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a helmeted diver, large fish, smaller fish, bubbles, dark tank water, aquarium glass edges, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The 8mm scan has purple-green color shift, soft focus, dense grain, flicker, and low-light exposure that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, underwater cutaway, aquarium transition, or nostalgic memory beat within a 1960s Los Angeles sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents public-facing aquarium display culture as captured by a home-movie camera, without confirming the exact facility from the frames alone.
Research note: A diver is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from any personal or venue rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 8mm Los Angeles aquarium footage, underwater diver with fish, vintage aquarium tank, and mid-century home movie marine exhibit.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel aquarium material, then other 1962 Los Angeles footage, then broader vintage underwater, diving, and public exhibit scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles aquarium home-movie frame showing a helmeted diver near large fish in a dark underwater tank. — A helmeted diver appears among large fish in the aquarium tank.

Helmeted diver visible from behind in a dim aquarium tank, with fish moving nearby in the 1962 Los Angeles footage. — The diver turns away as fish pass through the dark water.

Grainy 8mm frame of a diver partly obscured by low light and fish inside an aquarium tank in Los Angeles. — Low light and film grain obscure the diver as fish move nearby.

A large fish dominates the foreground of the 1962 Los Angeles aquarium footage, with smaller fish visible in dim water. — A large fish glides across the foreground while smaller fish remain below.

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