Los Angeles California USA-1962: Fish Swimming In Aquarium

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

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Fish Swimming In Aquarium — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a large fish swimming through an aquarium tank. The footage, likely from a Los Angeles home, shows the fish gliding past the glass with a grainy, purple-tinted quality typical of Super 8 film. The image is slightly out of focus with visible film grain and light reflections, creating a nostalgic, archival feel. The fish's dark silhouette contrasts against the dimly lit water, offering a rare glimpse into mid-century domestic life and aquarium keeping.

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: 123753347

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 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 home-movie requests needing a brief aquarium or pet fish cutaway with domestic leisure context.
Period detail: The frames show an aquarium scene on 8mm film, with the 1962 Los Angeles context supported by clip metadata rather than visible location clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, watching fish move through a tank rather than presenting a formal wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large dark fish, smaller fish shapes, aquarium water, glass reflections, tank edges, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The footage carries a dim purple cast, soft focus, visible grain, and frame-edge artifacts consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, quiet transition, memory beat, or domestic hobby cutaway in a mid-century sequence.
Historical context: The aquarium subject may show mid-century household pet keeping or leisure interest, without visible evidence of a specific home or neighborhood.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property-context concerns should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Search matches include 1962 8mm aquarium fish, vintage home movie fish tank, Los Angeles home-movie aquarium, and mid-century pet fish footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles home-movie material, then aquarium, pet, or domestic hobby footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm home-movie frame of a large fish moving through a dim aquarium, with purple tint and glass reflections. — Large fish passes through the upper aquarium frame.

A large fish and smaller shapes appear in a dim aquarium scene from the 1962 8mm clip, with soft focus and film texture. — Fish silhouettes gather near the aquarium glass.

Soft 8mm frame showing a fish shape inside the aquarium, with horizontal reflections and a purple-tinted home-movie look. — Fish shape moves through a dark, reflective aquarium view.

Large fish visible in the aquarium near the end of the 1962 8mm clip, with smaller fish shapes and pronounced film grain. — Large fish glides above smaller fish shapes in the tank.

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