San Diego County California-1968: Penguins and Pelicans at Zoo Pool and Shore

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 San Diego California

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Penguins and Pelicans at Zoo Pool and Shore — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a lively zoo enclosure in San Diego County, California. Penguins waddle across a bright blue pool and sandy shore, while large white pelicans stand nearby among rocks and tropical plants. The scene is bathed in warm sunlight, with lush greenery and palm trees framing the naturalistic habitat. The footage shows the penguins entering and swimming in the pool, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century animal exhibits. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film enhances its authentic, archival feel.

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: 124630061

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 1333 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: #1
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1968 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: San Diego, 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: Useful for 1960s archive requests needing zoo animal exhibit footage, especially penguins in an outdoor pool for documentary, education, or period cutaway use.
Period detail: The bright painted pool, rockwork, tropical planting, and visitor-shot framing may show a mid-century zoo enclosure in San Diego County in 1968.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor viewpoint, watching penguins move around the pool while larger white birds stand along the sandy edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include penguins, a blue pool, sandy enclosure edge, large white birds, rocks, trees, palm-like foliage, and a low wall.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, strong sun exposure, and handheld home-movie framing that add archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief animal-life insert, zoo visit cutaway, transition beat, or memory detail within a 1960s Southern California sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a public animal exhibit as seen by a home-movie camera, with enclosure design and leisure viewing style visible but not specifically identified.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any zoo or location permissions separately from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1968 San Diego zoo home movie, 8mm penguins in pool, vintage California animal exhibit, and mid-century zoo birds footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other San Diego County 1968 zoo footage, then broader vintage animal exhibit or penguin pool material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego County zoo enclosure view with penguins by a blue pool and large white birds near rocks and trees. — Penguins and large white birds share a sunny outdoor zoo enclosure beside a blue pool.

Penguins gather in a bright blue zoo pool in San Diego County, with sandy ground, rocks, and tropical planting behind them. — Penguins stand in shallow blue water while the enclosure edge and foliage sit behind them.

1968 home-movie frame of penguins in a blue outdoor zoo pool, with rocks, trees, sandy ground, and a side barrier visible. — A small group of penguins moves across the pool within a landscaped zoo enclosure.

San Diego County 1968 zoo footage frame showing penguins in a blue pool, with sandy shore, rocks, and trees beyond. — Penguins cluster in the blue pool under bright sun, framed by the enclosure wall and planting.

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