Los Angeles California USA-1962: Aquatic Performance Entertaining Crowd at Pool

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

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Aquatic Performance Entertaining Crowd at Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a lively aquatic show at a Los Angeles pool. A performer in a white shirt stands on a small platform in the water, engaging with a large crowd seated in bleachers. The audience, dressed in 1960s casual wear, fills the stands under a bright sky. The footage shows natural film grain and saturated colors typical of Super 8 home movies, with the camera remaining steady to document the performance. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century public 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: 123753574

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 requests needing 1960s Los Angeles public entertainment, aquatic show, leisure crowd, or home-movie pool spectacle footage for documentary inserts.
Period detail: The bleacher seating, casual summer clothing, saturated 8mm color, and open-air pool setting may show early 1960s leisure culture in Los Angeles.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a distant spectator viewpoint, valuing the crowd-filled setting and performer action more than close-up detail.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue pool water, a small floating platform, a performer in a white shirt, packed bleachers, railings, red seating structure, and bright sky.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft detail, mild gate edges, and steady home-movie framing that adds physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century recreation, amusement, tourism, or public performance sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a large audience watching an aquatic act, suggesting organized leisure entertainment without identifying the venue or event.
Research note: People and faces are visible in the crowd, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Search matches include 1962 Los Angeles 8mm aquatic show, vintage pool performance, crowd in bleachers, and mid-century public entertainment home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel pool or attraction footage, then Los Angeles 1962 leisure scenes, then broader 1960s aquatic entertainment or crowd cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles home-movie frame showing a performer on a pool platform before packed bleachers. — A performer stands on a small pool platform as a large audience watches from bleachers.

Distant 8mm view of an outdoor Los Angeles aquatic performance with a crowd filling the stands. — The platform remains near the pool edge while the audience fills the background.

Home-movie frame of a white-shirted performer on a small platform at a crowded 1962 pool show. — A white-shirted performer stands on the platform during the poolside act.

Wide 8mm frame of a Los Angeles aquatic performance seen from across pool water in 1962. — The wide view emphasizes the pool water, platform, and packed spectator stands.

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