Los Angeles California USA-1962: Dolphin Leaping at Aquarium Performance

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

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Dolphin Leaping at Aquarium Performance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sea life display at a Los Angeles aquarium. A trainer in light-colored clothing stands on a platform in a large pool as a dolphin leaps from the water, creating a splash. A large crowd fills the bleachers in the background, watching the performance. The footage shows the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century marine animal entertainment.

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: 123753536

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Los Angeles home-movie footage for projects needing a concise marine animal show, aquarium entertainment, or mid-century public leisure insert.
Period detail: The packed bleachers, pastel pool edge, and small performance platform may show early-1960s aquarium presentation style supported by the 1962 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from the audience side as a visitor records the dolphin jump and splash rather than staging action for the lens.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dolphin, trainer platform, blue pool water, turquoise pool wall, crowded bleachers, access steps, and heavy black film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated blues, soft focus, visible grain, slight blur, and contact-sheet frame edges that retain the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or contextual insert for mid-century aquariums, animal performance, or family leisure sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a public marine animal performance with spectators seated close to the pool, reflecting period entertainment practices without identifying the venue.
Research note: People and faces are visible in the crowd, so copyright, likeness, venue, and animal-performance context should be reviewed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Useful researcher phrases include 1962 8mm Los Angeles dolphin show, vintage aquarium performance, marine animal display, and crowd watching dolphin leap.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel aquarium or Los Angeles scenes, then other 1962 California leisure footage, then broader marine animal performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles aquarium scene with a dolphin just below the pool surface near a trainer platform and a large seated crowd. — A crowd watches the pool as the dolphin moves near the performance platform.

A dolphin rises out of the water during a 1962 Los Angeles sea life display, with a platform and crowded bleachers behind it. — The dolphin breaks the surface beside the platform during the public show.

After the dolphin's dive, a bright splash spreads across the blue pool in front of the bleachers at the Los Angeles display. — A white splash marks the dolphin's landing while the audience remains seated behind the pool.

The pool surface settles after the dolphin jump, with the performance platform, access steps, and crowded bleachers still visible. — Ripples and foam remain on the water after the dolphin's jump.

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