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San Diego County California-1968: Seals Swim and Perform in Pool with Float

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

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Seals Swim and Perform in Pool with Float — Clip Details

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CALIFORNIA-1968: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures two seals performing in a large pool, one balancing on a yellow float while the other swims nearby. The grainy, color-bleached film shows a spectator's head in the foreground, with a life preserver visible on the wall. The scene evokes a nostalgic 1960s aquarium show, with natural light and a slightly shaky camera movement typical of home movies from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124630425

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: Yes
  • 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

  • seals
  • animals
  • training
  • swim
  • crowd
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  • bob
  • water
  • wildlife
  • SAN diego county california
  • 1968
  • 1968 aquarium show
  • vintage 8mm film
  • San Diego County
  • seals performing
  • home movie footage
  • 1960s wildlife
  • animal training
  • pool performance
  • retro film
  • archival footage
  • classic home movie
  • vintage animal show
  • 8mm home movie
  • nostalgic footage
  • old film
  • vintage aquarium
  • animal entertainment
  • 1960s California
  • film grain
  • vintage wildlife

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports archival requests for 1960s Southern California aquarium or animal-show footage for documentary, education, museum, or editorial inserts.
Period detail
The bleached color, 8mm framing, pool railing, wall-mounted life preserver, and visitor viewpoint fit late-1960s public animal-attraction footage.
Home-movie behavior
The clip preserves a spectator-shot view, with a visitor's head partly blocking the seals and reinforcing the casual home-movie experience.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two seals, a pale yellow float, blue pool water, curved pool edge, metal railings, a life preserver, and a spectator's head.
Film character
Soft focus, faded color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing give the scan a recognizable 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for 1960s travel, leisure, animal training, or aquarium-show sequences.
Historical context
The footage shows visitors watching trained seals in a controlled pool setting, reflecting mid-century public entertainment with captive marine animals.
Research note
People and a possible logo or marked life preserver require review for likeness, trademark, and venue context; copyright and clearance status should be checked separately.
Research search match
Useful for searches such as 1968 San Diego seal show, 8mm aquarium performance, vintage trained seals in pool, and 1960s California home movie.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 San Diego footage, then broader vintage aquarium, zoo, or animal-performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego home-movie frame showing two seals in a pool, one near a yellow float, partly obscured by a spectator.
Two seals move through a pool as a spectator's head enters the foreground.
1968 San Diego frame of two seals in a show pool with a yellow float, railings, and a partial spectator at the right edge.
Seals swim beside a float in the pool while the camera frames the scene from the audience.
Faded 8mm frame from 1968 San Diego showing a seal near a yellow float in a public show pool with railings behind.
A seal moves toward the float in a sunlit pool area.
1968 San Diego home-movie still showing two seals in a pool, one near a yellow float, with railings and deck in the background.
Two seals remain in view near the float as the handheld camera holds on the pool.

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